Heating up, Red Flag Warning for Monday
Above average temperatures persist. There were only three days in September that were not above average. Offshore winds pick up on Monday, paired…
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Heating up this week with dry conditions
Saturday, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 103°. Sunday will remain very similar. The average temperature now sitting at 96° but the…
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Above average trend continues
The majority of this month has brought above average temperatures to the desert. Today was no different. Seasonal average for Palm Springs is 97°,…
Continue Reading Warm weekend, hotter next week
On Friday, Palm Springs reached 105°. The average is 97° for this time of year, dropping to 96° by Sunday. Temperatures will remain in the triple…
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Holding onto summer
An average high for today’s date is 97° but Palm Springs reached 105° earlier this afternoon. Similar conditions are expected as we prepare to…
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A Warm Weekend followed by a Hot start to next Week
Highs will be close to 105 today, which is about 8 degrees above average! Some good news amidst the hot forecast: The Smoke Advisory has been…
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The desert missed the fall memo
Temperatures are 10°+ higher than the date’s average high temperature (97°). Similar conditions are expected as we prepare to close out the week…
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Above Average Temps into the Weekend
Smoke Advisory continues through this afternoon for the Coachella Valley. Air Quality remains in the “Moderate” range this morning. A storm system to…
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Triple digits are sticking around
Highs remain above the date’s average of 98°. Palm Springs has peaked at 107° so far this afternoon. Triple digit temperatures will remain 5-10°…
Continue Reading Temperatures are staying warm in the triple digits to start the fall season
For the first day of fall on Tuesday, the high temperature in Palm Springs reached 107°. Through the rest of the week temperatures will not see much…
Continue Reading The start of fall brings above-normal temperatures
The autumnal equinox occurred at 6:30 a.m. marking the official start of the fall season. Equi = equal, nox = night. We’re experiencing a break from…
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Fall Begins!
The Autumnal Equinox occurred at 6:30 this morning ushering the fall season, but we’re still looking at summer-like temps. Highs today will top out…
Continue Reading Temperatures above average heading into the fall season
We continue to track wildfire smoke throughout Southern California. The Snow fire, closest to home, is over 6,000 acres and 38% contained. The smoke…
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A Cooler Less Smoky Week Ahead
Air Quality started out in the “Good” range today, but has slipped into “Moderate”, but we are seeing less in the way of smoke today. Despite the…
Continue Reading Cooling trend continues, monitoring air quality
The Coachella Valley is still under a Smoke Advisory, at least through tomorrow. The South Coast Air Quality Management District extended the…
Continue Reading Temperatures continue above average with some cooling
Saturday, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 108°. The average has finally dropped below triple digits at 99°! The record for Saturday was…
Continue Reading Slowly cooling, Smoke Advisory extended
Temperatures are slowly cooling down this week. Yesterday, Palm Springs hit a high of 110°, today was two degrees cooler. Seasonal average has…
Continue Reading Temperatures remain above average with dry conditions
Friday, Palm Springs reached 110°. The average on Friday was 100° and drops to 99° Saturday! We are finally tracking average temperatures below…
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Gradual cooling into weekend
A Smoke Advisory remains in effect by South Coast Air Quality Management District as multiple wildfires continue to produce large amounts of smoke.…
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Breezy Weather on the Way to Cool things Off
We continue under a Smoke Advisory again today as the Snow Creek and El Dorado fires burn just West of the Valley, and winds are likely to kick up…
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