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An Excessive Heat Warning, which we’ve discussing all week, comes to fruition today at 10 a.m. and continues until Monday evening at 8. Highs will threaten existing records throughout the weekend. The culprit: High pressure over the Great Basin, generating record heat for much of the Desert Southwest through Tuesday before breaking down and moving
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An extremely hot weekend awaits us, and it may rival the hottest temps we’ve ever seen in September! An Excessive Heat Warning goes into effect tomorrow, lasting through Monday evening at 8. Highs will be close to 118 both Saturday and Sunday. High pressure dominates the scenario through Monday, keeping the heat on. Late Monday
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An Excessive Heat Watch (to become a Warning) will cover most of California, a lot of Nevada and Arizona as we hit the Labor Day Weekend. Drink plenty of water, avoid the heat of the day, and never leave a person or pet in a vehicle! A broad and expansive ridge of high pressure takes
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The Excessive Heat Warning has been extended through this evening at 8 as highs once again head towards 115 degrees. Strong high pressure remains over the Desert Southwest, but will slowly retreat this weekend, resulting in cooler weather by Sunday and next week. Fairly dry air remains in place, but we will see dew points
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We broke records again yesterday as highs soared to 118 at PSP and 117 at TRM! We remain under an Excessive Heat Warning until 8 this evening. The orange Heat Advisory is in effect until tomorrow. On the Gulf Coast, Hurricane Laura rushed ashore as a Category 4 storm, bringing destruction in the form of
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An Excessive Heat Watch (to become a warning tomorrow) is now in place for the Coachella Valley as highs are expected to remain nearly 10 degrees above normal through Thursday. The heat will continue to be the biggest issue in the forecast through midweek before we cool off into the weekend. Dew points and humidity
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Dew points are still running in the 60s but we expect a gradual drying trend over the rest of the week. This should make things feel a bit better despite highs that still above average. While the Coachella Valley is not included, an Excessive Heat Watch is up for parts of the Desert Southwest through
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We remain under the Excessive Heat Warning until 10 PM, with some “cooler” highs expected into the weekend. Dew points are still quite high, so it won’t feel much better out there as highs move toward 114 today. Dew points will range in the 60s and 70s, prohibitive of evap cooler use. Despite those higher
Continue ReadingYesterday severe storms ripped through areas of Riverside and San Bernardino counties, dropping heavy rain, hail and producing gusty winds with frequent lightning. Rainfall totals near Hemet beat 1.50″ and caused a Flash Flood Warning. Today, dew points are equally high (and will remain high through tomorrow) giving rise to the possibility of more storms
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The humidity continues to stream into the region as monsoon moisture flows in from the Southeast. Dew points will remain elevated through Wednesday. That elevated humidity will increase the chance of mountain and high desert storms, and also give rise to thunderstorms in the Inland Empire this afternoon. We remain under an Excessive Heat Warning
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The Excessive Heat Warning was extended through Thursday at 10 pm as high pressure keeps us under the grip of extreme heat. High pressure is also helping to funnel in more humidity for the next few days, which trapping heat at the surface. Dew points are rising, which means a better chance of scattered storms
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Heat, coupled with some Monsoon Moisture, is the weather story over the weekend and into next week. The Excessive Heat Warning goes into effect today at noon and covers a wide swath of the Desert Southwest. We tied record highs in both Palm Springs (116) and Thermal (117) yesterday and are likely to threaten records
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Heat and humidity will both be issues in the forecast through the weekend. An Excessive Heat Warning will be in effect from Noon tomorrow until 9 p.m. Monday. Monsoonal moisture wrapping around an area of high pressure will continue to flow into the Desert Southwest through much of the weekend, increasing dew points and relative
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The Excessive Heat Watch has expanded to include the Coachella Valley (and will become a Warning as we move into Friday). Areas to our East and South are already under that warning. Hurricane Elida (soon to drop to tropical storm strength) will conspire to bring a touch of monsoonal humidity to the region tomorrow and
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Highs will slowly warm up through the week. Expect temps to be about 10 degrees above normal by week’s end. Excessive Heat watches have already been posted to our East and South. A bit of good news, as of 7 a.m. the Apple Fire is 45% contained, and that means smoke form that fire will
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An Excessive Heat Warning covers areas from the Coachella Valley all the way to Tucson, and now includes the Inland Empire as well. That, coupled with the Coastal Heat Advisory, is in place until 9 p.m. Sunday. Speaking of Coastal areas, the East Coast is under threat of Hurricane Isaias, which is threatening to make
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Highs will climb to near record (and near all-time record) levels as we move into the weekend. Both a Heat Advisory and an Excessive Heat Warning are in place through Saturday. Highs could match the 121 degree reading we hit on July 12th. These temperatures are dangerous for people and pets, so take serious precautions
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We topped out at 115 yesterday, and will likely repeat that again today as highs soar. The Excessive Heat Watch has become a warning, and a Heat Advisory has been issued for areas to our West lasting through Saturday. A broad ridge of high pressure dominates the entire Western US, and will do so through
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High pressure building in continues to raise temps well above seasonal normals. Air quality has dropped into the “Moderate” range based on increasing Ozone levels at the surface, and may continue to deteriorate. Excessive Heat Warnings and Watches remain up across the region, and will last into the weekend. Highs are headed towards the 118
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Highs are headed back above 115 degrees, prompting an Excessive Heat Watch for later this week, which will become an Excessive Heat Warning. High pressure once again building in (a typical summertime patter for the Valley) will result in dangerous heat from Thursday through Sunday. Expect the heat to peak on Saturday, just below the
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