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Toasty Midweek Stretch

A warm and sunny stretch continues across the valley for the foreseeable future as high pressure strengthens briefly over Southern California. That’s means another toasty evening for numerous graduation ceremonies happening this week. Highs will climb a few more degrees each day, peaking around 104-107 degrees Wednesday-Friday–so roughly 4-6 degrees above average for early June.

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Chamber of Commerce Start to June

Another warm and sunny stretch continues across the Coachella Valley as we ease into the first week of June. Though we sure ended May on a nice/below average note! Tuesday begins warming up pretty quickly. Chamber of Commerce weather! However conditions remain pretty toasty into the evening–when several local high school graduation ceremonies will be

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Cool & Breezy Before Weekend Warmup

Our cooler pattern sticks around the Coachella Valley through Friday as that low pressure system responsible for this week’s gusty winds, slowly exit to the east. Our biggest impact remains cooler temperatures and another breezy afternoon for the deserts and mountain passes. Expect highs mainly in the lower 80s Friday with west winds occasionally gusting

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Warm Memorial Day Weekend Ahead

Temperatures across the Coachella Valley stay pretty close to seasonal through the Memorial Day weekend with highs hovering in the upper 90s and a few warmer flirting with triple digits. Overall, the holiday weekend looks very comfortable by May standards with plenty of sunshine and just some seasonal breezes expected. We’ll continue monitoring air quality

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Gradual Warming into Very Nice Memorial Day Weekend

We’re starting to see a little more smoke from SoCal wildfires funneling into the valley. Temperatures across the desert remain pretty close to seasonal through the Memorial Day weekend with highs climbing into the upper 90s—maybe a few communities briefly flirting with triple digits. Overall, the holiday forecast looks really comfortable–certainly by late May standards

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Not Too Hot. Not Too Windy. Not Too Bad.

Chamber of Commerce weather across the valley today and as we look ahead to Wednesday. We’re running just a couple degrees warmer than Monday as the air mass slowly heats up, leading to a nice gradual warming trend through the rest of the workweek and into Memorial Day weekend. Highs remain fairly seasonable overall, climbing

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Breezes Ease & Warmer Weather Returns

Temperatures are gradually warming back up across the Coachella Valley after a breezy and cooler start to the week. Winds will continue to ease some today after a windy First Alert Weather Alert weekend.  Today and tomorrow highs remain about 5-10 degrees below normal, but we’ll warm up more into the mid to upper 90s

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Gusty Desert Winds Return for the Weekend

A brief warming trend continues across the Coachella Valley through Friday with temperatures climbing a few degrees above seasonal averages. Sunny skies and fairly calm conditions will stick around to wrap up the workweek before a noticeable shift arrives this weekend. A system dropping into the PNW will bring slightly cooler temperatures and gusty west

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Breezy & “Cooler” Mid Week

Increasing winds this evening–especially across our normal wind prone zones. A brief “cooling” trend settles into the valley through the end of the week with temperatures climbing a few degrees above normal through Friday. Mornings stay fairly comfortable thanks to lighter winds and clear skies. By the weekend, we shift gears again as another system

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Heat Eases Slightly, Breezy Midweek

Hot–but not as hot. A little relief is settling into the Coachella Valley as a weak system moves into SoCal bringing a slight cooling trend through Wednesday. Breezy winds out of the west will continue through this evening and again Wednesday afternoon. Desert slopes and wind-prone areas could see gusts between 25-45 mph at times.

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Desert Heat Peaks Today

Heat peaks across the Coachella Valley today as strong high pressure keeps temperatures running well above seasonal averages. Many lower desert communities are expected to top out between 105-110 degrees this afternoon, making today the hottest day of the stretch. Our Extreme Heat Warning remains in effect for moderate to major HeatRisk across the Coachella

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Desert Heatwave Strengthening

Our desert heat continues building through the rest of Mother’s Day weekend as strong high pressure stays parked over the Southwest. Temperatures climb a few more degrees Sunday before peaking Monday, when much of the lower desert is expected to reach the 105-110 degree range. An Extreme Heat Warning remains in effect through Monday evening

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