Sweltering heat to continue for third consecutive day

RIVERSIDE - Riverside County will swelter in torrid heat for a third consecutive day today because of a heat wave expected to linger into the weekend.

According to the National Weather Service, it is hottest in the Coachella Valley, where an excessive heat warning remains in effect until 8 p.m. Friday. During the warning period, daytime highs will be 110 to 118 degrees and overnight lows will range between 85 and 95 degrees.

''The combinations of the hot days along with warm nights can result in very oppressive conditions, in which the body cannot recover as quickly,'' a NWS advisory warned. '...