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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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Cold front arrives tonight

The cool down has begun even though today’s highs were still above average for February 2nd. A cold front will sweep across Southern California tonight creating gusty winds into Monday afternoon. A High Wind Warning is in effect for the Coachella Valley where gusts could reach 50 MPH, over 50 MPH gusts possible through the

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Warming into the weekend

A ridge of high pressure continues to build over the west coast from the west boosting the mercury across Southern California. Saturday will be the hottest day of the week with afternoon highs exceeding 80°. The heat won’t last too long as a trough will change things up for us beginning Sunday. Onshore flow will

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Picture Perfect Weekend of Weather!

We’re warming up and the Wind Advisory was canceled early! It’s going to be a beautiful weekend here in the Valley. High pressure will keep us sunny and above average temperature-wise This afternoon, anticipate highs warming to the upper seventies with light breezes and little to no cloudcover. Over the weekend, we’ll touch the 80-degree

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Temperatures on the rise

Now that the winds have weakened, the temperatures are responding by warming up! Palm Springs recorded a high of 79° this afternoon, four degrees warmer than yesterday. We’ll keep our afternoons steady with above-normal temperatures through the final day of January as a ridge of high pressure builds over the west coast. The mercury will

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Winds Diminishing, Brief Warm-Up

High pressure will continue to keep skies sunny, and the offshore winds are slowly settling down after clocking gusts around the 40mph mark here in the Valley Wednesday. A High Wind Warning remains in effect until Noon Friday for the mountains of Riverside and San Bernardino counties, and the Inland Empire. With calmer winds here

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Gusty today; warmer tomorrow

Santa Ana winds were felt across the Southland this Wednesday with wind gusts around the Coachella Valley averaging 30-40 MPH. Still breezy into Thursday morning but gusts will not be as strong as what was felt today. The winds will weaken into Thursday afternoon and temperatures will being a warming trend yet again as a

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Gusty Winds on the Way

A Wind Advisory is in effect for the Coachella Valley until 6 p.m. today. The High Wind Warning west of the Valley remains in effect until through Noon Friday as the off-shore winds will be more significant to our west. Winds are likely to peak in the 35mph range here in the Valley later this

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Santa Ana winds arrive Wednesday

Another above-average day with high temperatures in the upper 70s across the valley floor. Temperatures will gradually cool through the evening, to the low 60s by 9:00 p.m. Beginning Wednesday, wind speeds will begin to strengthen and take on a northerly flow. A High Wind Warning goes into effect for San Bernardino and Riverside county

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