Heat Alert

High pressure builds in over the entire Desert Southwest for the weekend, prompting an Excessive Heat Warning for the region through Monday. There may be a small bit of monsoonal moisture rising up from the Southeast as Tropical Storm Cristina circulates farther out into the Pacific. The large ridge of high pressure should protect us

Highs will start to warm up in earnest tomorrow as high pressure builds into the Western states. We’ll see near record level heat across most of the Desert Southwest including our Valley. The hint of monsoonal activity seems to be moving farther south as the ridge of high pressure will dominate the surface map and

Highs today will be about a cool as we’ll see all week long, topping out near 108 as high pressure has retreated to the East a bit. With that, air quality has hovered in the “Moderate” range, and will do so through tomorrow into Friday. That area of high pressure will retrograde back toward Southern

High temperatures are trending downward after hitting 115 on Sunday. Yesterday, we topped out at 113, and today will be slightly cooler as high pressure retreats to the East. Despite the lower numbers expected today through midweek, an Excessive Heat Watch (likely to become an Excessive Heat Warning) has been issued for the weekend, with

We hit 115 yesterday, the hottest day of the year thus far (an important distinction). And Thermal set a record for the day as well at 115, besting the 114 record set in 2016. While we aren’t like to threaten records, the heat remains with us today. An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect until

Highs are going soar today, headed for 110 or hotter, as the Excessive Heat Watch becomes and Excessive Heat Warning, lasting into Thursday evening. By Thursday evening an area of low pressure will moves towards the California Coast, enhancing winds and bringing some cooler numbers into play for Friday and the weekend. Highs today (and

Despite an area of low pressure lingering off the coast, highs today will surpass those of yesterday (102) and continue to climb through tomorrow. That low pressure system will funnel partly cloudy skies into the region today. You can expect partly cloudy skies and slightly increased humidity and dew point values throughout the afternoon and

The Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect through tomorrow evening at 7 p.m. as we watch temps once again soar to near 110 degrees. Temperatures today will be commensurate with yesterday’s numbers, so the usual precautions against heat stroke and dehydration are still in place. High pressure begins to shrink and move East by tomorrow,

Yesterday’s crippling 110 bested a decades old record of 107. Today, we’ll be slightly cooler, but not much. The Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect until 9 p.m. and then we’ll some more significant cooling into next week. Winds will become breezy this afternoon and evening as high pressure weakens, and a trough develops into

The Excessive Heat Warning is still in effect until 9 p.m. tomorrow, and we tied yesterday’s record of 108, likely to be close again today, nearing the record of 107 as the heatwave persists. A ridge of high pressure will start to weaken tomorrow and into the weekend, as a trough moves in from the

Highs yesterday topped out at 101 at PSP, and today we’ll add to that number. An Excessive Heat Warning goes into effect at 10 a.m. and lass through Friday evening. High pressure will remain in place through Friday, and highs will be running between 105 and 110 through then, with a slight drop in highs