Katie Boer

The cooldown is officially underway across the Coachella Valley, with temperatures dropping a few degrees each day as high pressure weakens and a trough moves into the West. Expect some breezy west winds this afternoon and evening, along with the next few days with gusts around 20–40 mph. Strongest winds in the passes and desert

The heat and humidity are finally starting to loosen their grip on the Coachella Valley, but we still have a hot and muggy afternoon and evening. Highs climb into the lower 110s again this afternoon, with lingering monsoonal moisture bringing along one last chance for isolated thunderstorms over the mountains and adjacent deserts the next

Happy Wednesday! It’s another hot and humid day across the Coachella Valley, with highs climbing near 105–110 degrees and Major to Extreme HeatRisk expected through Friday. Our hot and humid conditions continue with an Extreme Heat Warning remaining in effect until 8pm Friday. Dew points remain elevated into our Thursday. Tropical moisture still remains in

The heat is ramping right back up across the Coachella Valley, with an Extreme Heat Warning in effect for the valley starting Wednesday morning as highs climb into the lower one-teens through Friday. A number of spots across the Coastal Basin have already been upgraded from a Heat Advisory to an Extreme Heat Warning. Adding insult to

Happy Monday! Leftover Labor Day tropical moisture is still hanging around the valley today, keeping us very muggy with plenty of clouds and a chance for scattered light rain through the afternoon. An isolated thunderstorm or two can’t be ruled out, but most rainfall will remain pretty light and spotty. Our pattern begins to improve

Happy Friday! We’re heading into Labor Day weekend with cooler than normal temperatures, but increasing humidity, clouds and some rain chances all on the rise as moisture from Hurricane Marie moves into Southern California. Marie will remain well southwest of our coastline, so we’re not expecting any direct impacts, but its tropical moisture could bring

The comfortable stretch continues across the Coachella Valley, with highs running below average through Labor Day weekend and temperatures staying in the low 100s–if not upper 90s– through Monday. Thankfully, we’re also hanging onto some drier air for another day or so, although breezy west to southwest winds pick up in the afternoon and evenings–mainly

The Coachella Valley is about to get a much-needed break from the heat and humidity as we head into September, with highs running about 2-7 degrees below our seasonal normal. Temps will continue to trend cooler through most of the week as dew points drop and drier air settles in. We are looking at a few winds

Our Extreme Heat Warning has now been extended–yes, again–through 8 p.m. Saturday as we expect one more day of above-average heat in the lower 110s across the Coachella Valley. Overnight lows will also remain unusually warm in the upper 80s and low 90s, offering very little relief and keeping HeatRisk elevated. In fact, numerous locations

11pm Update: Our clouds cleared just enough this evening that we were able to see the Deep Partial Lunar Eclipse. Check out some of these incredible pictures from our viewers. So what’s the difference between a partial lunar eclipse and a deep partial lunar eclipse? The Coachella Valley is getting a bit of a break

Wednesday was the hottest day of the year–at 118 degrees in Palm Springs. 118 also ties our daily record as well. Our extreme heat is on repeat tomorrow continuing at about 10 degrees above average for late August. An Extreme Heat Warning remains in effect through 8 p.m. Friday, with very warm overnight lows in

The heat continues to build across the Coachella Valley, with highs about 10 degrees hotter today through midweek as a strong ridge of high pressure remains in place. We’re trading higher humidity for hotter temps–but at least conditions won’t feel quite as muggy as the past few days. Highs peak around 115-117 degrees at the

The heat and humidity remain the big weather story across the Coachella Valley, with highs near 110 today—several degrees above our seasonal 108 degrees. The valley itself continues to remain a part of the Extreme Heat Warning until 8pm Friday. Monsoonal moisture will keep things muggy, along with a slight chance for afternoon thunderstorms over

The Coachella Valley was added overnight to the Extreme Heat Warning. The big story today is just how humid it has become. Monsoonal moisture has surged into the desert, sending dewpoints skyrocketing and making our already hot temperatures feel even more uncomfortable—that’s likely why we ere added to the warning. Highs hover around 109–111° through the end of

High pressure will keep the heat going through the middle of the week, with highs peaking today and tomorrow around 110-113 degrees. A few degrees above our our seasonal average of about 108. There are Extreme Heat Warnings in effect around the valley–including for Yucca Valley and Twentynine Palms until 8pm Friday. Temperatures won’t change

We’re starting the week with fairly normal August heat, but temperatures will gradually climb just a tiny bit more over the next few days as high pressure builds in from the east. Highs will hover near 110 today before warming a few more degrees by Wednesday and Thursday, putting us several degrees above our seasonal

We’re getting a nice August break from the extreme heat, with temperatures staying slightly below average through the weekend as highs hover around the lower 100s. A little monsoonal moisture will keep things feeling somewhat humid and bring a slight chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms to the mountains and nearby deserts today and Saturday,

Air quality is back to “good” and the dust we experienced from yesterdays haboob has calmed and improved dramatically. That said we’re not out of the woods yet. Still some gusts lingering with the South Coast Air Quality Management Department issuing a new Windblown Dust Advisory that started this afternoon, going into Saturday morning. We’re

—5:45pm UPDATE— We’ve seen severe Severe Thunderstorm and Flash Flood Warnings issued this afternoon and evening from the San Diego deserts, stretching through the Riverside County mountains and into the High Desert. A few of these Areal Flood Advisories currently remain in place, before storms calm down this evening. We did see pockets of brief,