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Warmest day of the month

After an above-average weekend across the Coachella Valley, this President’s Day took the lead as the warmest day of the month, so far. Palm Springs recorded a high temperature of 84° and Thermal peaked at 83°. Clear skies will stick with the desert through the night but clouds will move in from the west for

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A Warm Week Ahead

Sunshine and highs well above normal will be hallmarks of the forecast this week as High Pressure dominates the Desert Southwest all week long. Offshore winds will increase through the middle of the week as well, increasing temps throughout the Inland Empire, and keeping us above normal here in the desert. Today, we’ll get close

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A little warmer for V-day

Yet again we are enjoying temperatures right where we expect them to be for this time of year. Palm Springs recorded a high of 71°, one degree cooler than yesterday. Let’s continue to the fair weather trend into the weekend as temperatures gradually warm into the upper 70s for Saturday and Sunday. Desert highs will

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That’s More Like It!

Sunshine and far less windy conditions prevail today under a building ridge of high pressure that will protect us from any significant changes into the weekend. Highs today will be very close to our seasonal average of 72 degrees and will stay quite consistent through Friday. Into the weekend, we start to warm up a

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Returning to “normal”

Warmer than yesterday by two degrees , Palm Springs has made a return to normal for today’s date. The low pressure system that brought cooler temperatures, clouds, rain, snow, and wind the last two days has finally moved east taking all of the elements with it. We can expect plenty of sunshine for the rest

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Gusty Winds Today

Winds will be the story today, at least early today, as a High Wind Warning spans areas to the West of the Valley and a Wind Advisory covers areas East of the Valley. We are not included in either, but are seeing rather strong winds in the West Valley and North of the freeway. Winds

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Rain and snow on the way

Temperatures today will be much cooler as an area of low pressure dips through the region bringing cooling, areas of gusty winds, rain, and snow for local mountains. This system will move down California over the course of the day. We will already see rain developing west of the mountains by the later morning and

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A mild Saturday with changes on the way

Temperatures this afternoon will stay above the seasonal normal of 71°. Southern California still remains under a ridge of high pressure, keeping temperatures warm, yet comfortable. Things begin to change heading into Sunday night. A trough of low pressure moves down from the north bringing cooler air, areas of gusty onshore winds, and rain chances

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Beautiful weekend ahead

The weekend is upon us and the weather is looking cooperative for all your outdoor plans! Saturday will bring us sunny and warm conditions across the Coachella Valley. Sunday will be similar but we’ll feel a drop in temperatures as the next storm system moves into Southern California. The low pressure system will move south

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A Mild Sunny Weekend Ahead

Skies will remain clear and sunny through Saturday into Sunday, then some clouds will appear bearing the slight possibility of rain. Presently high pressure is in control. After a high of only 64 on Wednesday, a welcome warm-up beings today, taking us back into the seventies, which is closer to average for the date. We

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A Cold Start to a Warming Trend!

The morning was dotted with Freeze Warnings throughout SoCal, including one that expired at 8 a.m. for the Coachella Valley, which saw lows well in the thirties this morning. High pressure is ridging in behind a low that dropped temps well below seasonal averages, and now we’ll see warmer weather progressively into the weekend before

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Another cold night

For the second night in a row, the Coachella Valley is under a Freeze Warning for temperatures dropping into the 30s for many communities. Cover sensitive plants and bring in pets for what will be the coldest night of the year so far. Despite the Freeze Warning in effect until 9AM Wednesday morning, temperatures will

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