An Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect through Monday at 8 p.m. from the National Weather Service. During this time, we could see temperatures up to 115° locally. To the west, a Heat Advisory remains in effect through Sunday at 8 p.m. Be watchful for symptoms of heat illness during this time. Dry air heats
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While the dew points are lower, the temps are heating up for the weekend. An Excessive Heat Warning is in place from Saturday at 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Monday for the entire region. Broad high pressure is spreading excessive heat across mush of the Southern U.S. In these hot conditions please remember to take
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A broad ridge of high pressure is building in across the Southern U.S. which will start to increase temps into the weekend. This has brought much of the moisture we felt earlier this week off to the east as well. The lack of moisture is allowing for higher temperatures across the region. In anticipation of
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This afternoon we continue to watch for potential storms in our surrounding mountains. Around 3 p.m. a cell popped up south of Cathedral City, and clouds have been billowing over San Gorgonio Mountain. Dew points have been elevated in the 60s across the valley floor. Storm chances increase for Monday afternoon, especially in areas of
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An Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect for the Coachella Valley from the National Weather Service through 8 p.m. Saturday night. Additional monsoonal moisture will limit daytime high temperatures over the next few days while creating muggy conditions. A few raindrops have already made their way to the valley floor Saturday afternoon. Chances for thunderstorm
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117 was the the high yesterday and we may well beat that later this afternoon. Because of the lengthy period of above-average temps, the Excessive Heat Warning has been extended through Friday evening at 8 p.m. There is also still a touch of humidity lingering, so dew points remain above the 50 degree mark, making
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Humidity will linger into today, but gradually dry out as we head into the rest of the week. That ridge of high pressure expands a bit, helping to reduce the humidity and dew points, but increase our temperatures through midweek. Heat is increasing so much so that an Excessive Heat Warning goes into effect today
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The long stretch of Excessive Heat Warnings for the Coachella Valley is expected to wrap up locally tonight. The National Weather Service will continue some warnings for the region through Sunday, but here in the valley, we can expect a shift from extreme heat to humidity. Excessive Heat Warnings (pink) and Heat Advisories (coral) An
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Yesterday’s blistering 119 set a record in Palm Springs, and Thermal also got in on the action setting a record of 117. Today we could reach the existing record of 120. The Excessive Heat Warning continues into tomorrow until 8pm. Highs are expected to push near 120 both today and tomorrow before we see any
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An Excessive Heat Warning and an Air Quality Alert remain in place for the Coachella Valley through Saturday at 8PM. The primary concern for the Air Quality Alert is Ozone as continued excessive heat and sunlight can cause ozone formation near the surface. Little to no changes to the current upper-air pattern are expected into
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Little has changed in our forecast and the Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect until Saturday at 8 p.m. with temps well into the one-teens through much of next week. The Air Quality Alert for elevated ozone and other pollutants has now been extended through Saturday evening as well. Presently, Air Quality in the “GOOD”
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The Excessive Heat Warning continues now through Saturday at 8 p.m. for the Coachella Valley and surrounding areas. We also remain under an Air Quality Alert through this evening as ozone levels and other pollutants continue to increase. Air quality readings this morning remain the “GOOD” or “MODERATE” range. The heatwave gripping the West Coast
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The Excessive Heat Warning has been extended until Friday evening as highs remain near 115. There is also an Air Quality Alert thanks to increased Ozone levels along with other pollutants. There is also a Wildfire Smoke Advisory from the South Coast Air Quality Management District until noon as smoke from nearby wildfires contributes to
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The Excessive Heat Warning remains in place until 8 p.m. Tuesday as temperatures continue to climb. An Air Quality Alert is in place as Ozone and other pollutants collect at the surface underneath the ridge of high pressure over the region. Be aware of the symptoms of heat-related illness, and call 911 if necessary, these
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Highs continue to soar toward the 120 mark as we move into the weekend. A First Alert Weather Alert will be in effect Saturday and Sunday for that reason, and we remain under an Excessive Heat Warning through Tuesday at 8 p.m. The Excessive Heat Warning and other related heat concerns have expanded across the
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An Excessive Heat Warning is now in effect until Monday at 8PM. The National Weather Service may extend the warning again if deemed necessary. A strong ridge of high pressure has taken hold over the desert southwest. The system will continue expand westward. The ridge of high pressure will continue to expand into the weekend,
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Heat and plenty of it rolls into the Valley today, and continue to build through the weekend with some of the hottest temps so far this year expected. And Excessive Heat Warning goes into effect at 10 a.m. The heatwave impacts not just us here in the deserts of California, but a wide swatch of
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An Excessive Heat Warning goes into effect Tuesday morning and will last through Sunday evening. The result will be highs pushing well into the one-teens through the weekend. A broad ridge of high pressure is the culprit, and it’s spreading Westward. During this period of extreme heat, please be cautious about the time you spend
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Temperatures remain seasonably warm through the weekend. Expect occasionally breezy conditions but overall quiet weather. A warming trend starts next week as a ridge of high pressure builds over the region. An Excessive Heat Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for temperatures as hot as 117° starting Tuesday and lasting through Sunday
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High pressure across the Desert Southwest continues to elevate temperatures, although we will be at or slightly below seasonal averages today. That changes into the weekend, with warming coming to all of SoCal. Under that ridge of high pressure, we continue to see accumulation of ozone and other pollutants, so air quality this morning remains
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