Posted November 3, 2010, 10:35 AM.

According to the National Weather Service, "Temperatures will approach record levels in many places, with the hottest areas just inland from the coast."

Predicted highs for today ranged from 95°F in De Luz and Fallbrook to 98°F in Moreno Valley and Hemet.

Elsewhere in Southern California, 88°F was predicted in San Diego, 96°F in Anaheim and in Rancho Bernardo, 97°F in Ontario and in Palm Springs.

WeatherCurrents records for the day were 95°F in Menifee, 94°F in Hemet, 92°F in Temecula, 91°F in Murrieta and 89°F in Fallbrook.

Following today, the hot temperatures were expected to slide about twenty degrees into the coming weekend.