NWS San Diego CAXH.A 0008October 6, 2026
Extreme Heat Watch: Coachella Valley, San Diego County Deserts and San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning, CA
The National Weather Service office in San Diego issued an extreme heat watch for Coachella Valley, San Diego County Deserts and San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning in California, in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on October 9. It was the 8th extreme heat watch the NWS office in San Diego issued in 2026. California had 3 extreme heat watches in October 2026, against 0 in an average October of 2008-2025 (California's extreme heat watchs by year).
Watch
In force for 2 days
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, San Diego CA
- Area
- Coachella Valley, San Diego County Deserts and San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning
- State
- California
- Level
- Watch
- Issued
- 2:20 a.m. PDT, October 6, 2026
- In force from
- 10:00 a.m. PDT, October 7, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. PDT, October 9, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Future
- VTEC event
- KSGX XH.A 0008
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Extreme Heat Watches in California since 2008Every warning type in California
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures as high as 108 on Thursday possible. Nights will be quite warm with low temperatures in the mid 70s to lower 80s. * WHERE...Coachella Valley, San Diego County Deserts, and San Gorgonio Pass near Banning. * WHEN...From Wednesday morning through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat events.
What the agency told people to do
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.