If you are wondering what to pack for your Thanksgiving week travels in and around Lake Elsinore and Wildomar, here is the latest forecast.
Patch Staff
WILDOMAR, CA — Cloudy skies and rain chances were predicted in parts of Riverside County through Thanksgiving week, according to the National Weather Service.
"At least a tenth of an inch of rain is expected to accumulate for Orange County, the Inland Empire, San Bernardino county mountains and portions of the High Desert between Monday and Wednesday morning," the NWS said.
Winds were also predicted to be the strongest over the mountains into the deserts, with peak gusts around 35 to 45 mph from Tuesday night into Wednesday.
By Thanksgiving, skies are predicted to be partly sunny in the Riverside metropolitan and Temecula areas with temperatures reaching around 70. In the Coachella Valley and Palm Springs areas, temperatures were expected to reach 75 on Thanksgiving.
Temperatures reached a high of 64 in the Riverside metropolitan area Sunday, 67 in the Temecula Valley, 75 in the Coachella Valley and 73 in the Palm Springs area.
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According to the NWS, sunny skies were expected to return to the county by next weekend, with temperatures remaining in the low 70s for downtown Riverside and Temecula Valley and the mid-70s for the Coachella Valley and Palms Springs areas.
Overnight lows were expected to drop to the mid-to-low 50s in the Riverside metropolitan area, high 40s in the Temecula Valley, low 50s in the Coachella Valley and high 50s in the Palm Springs area throughout the week.
Wildomar Weather Forecast from the National Weather Service:
MondaySunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday nightPartly cloudy, with a low around 47. Calm wind.
TuesdayA slight chance of showers after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday NightA chance of showers, mainly after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
WednesdayA chance of showers before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday NightMostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Thanksgiving DayPartly sunny, with a high near 73.
Thursday NightMostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
FridayA slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Friday NightA chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
SaturdayA slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Saturday NightA slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
SundayMostly sunny, with a high near 75.