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A First Alert Weather Alert has been issued through Sunday afternoon due to gusty winds that have strengthened overnight. A Wind Advisory will remain in effect for the Coachella Valley through 7 PM Sunday. Winds will be out of the Northwest and could easily be in the range of 20 mph-30 mph. Gusts upwards of

Daytime high temperatures will remain closer to the seasonal average (70°) today. Fair conditions will close out the work week but an incoming low pressure system will bring changes this weekend. Expect a cool down back into the low to mid 60s with overnight lows in the low 40s. A Frost Advisory will remain in

A Frost Advisory is in place for the Inland Empire for Friday and Saturday mornings. Low temperatures will fall to the mid to low 30s. You may want to bring in some of your more vulnerable plants to protect them. Tonight the Quadrantid meteor shower will peak. Up to 120 meteors per hour are possible,

The storm system that brought light rainfall to the valley floor yesterday is continuing on its path east. This morning, we’re left with clearer and sunnier skies. That departed storm system left plenty of cool air behind which is why conditions are especially chilly this morning. Temperatures will rise into the mid-60s by the start

There are multiple wind advisories for our area. The one which encompasses the San Gorgonio Pass and Desert Hot Springs will expire at 10 PM tonight. There is a separate advisory for our friends in the high desert which will last through Thursday morning. Use caution if driving through these areas. Thanks to the cold

A Winter Weather Advisory will go into effect Wednesday morning at 6AM and will last through 8PM the same day. This is specific for elevations above 5,500 feet. While snow is possible above 4,500 feet, the bulk of the snow will fall above 6,000 feet. A Wind Advisory will also go into effect at 10AM

Today and Tuesday will be very nice here in the desert. However, a frontal system will move through California on Wednesday. This has the potential to bring some rain to the valley, but will mainly impact areas west of us. Little to no rainfall is expected to accumulate on the desert floor. If we do

Happy New Year. The first full day of 2024 will see mild temperatures along with some scattered showers in areas to our west. We can expect to start 2024 with wetter-than-usual conditions as we are tracking the potential for rain later this week. This is according to data from the Climate Prediction Center. The next

While we’ve seen more sunshine Saturday, it’s possible you’ve also run into some scattered raindrops. We’ll continue to see passing showers, primarily for areas west of us over the next 48 hours, but accumulation will be minor. Expect dry, cool conditions locally to ring in the New Year! A Winter Weather Advisory stays in place

Western Riverside County is expected to see rainfall starting Saturday morning due to an incoming Pacific storm system. Rain could reach the Coachella Valley but we are unlikely to see more than a tenth of an inch if at all this weekend. Drive with extra caution if you’re heading to an area west of the

Rain will arrive in Western Riverside County on Saturday morning. Some showers could make their way through the San Gorgonio Pass, but accumulation in the desert would be minimal, less than a tenth of an inch. Higher rainfall totals are expected west of the mountains. Keep this in mind if traveling for the holiday weekend.

The leading edge of a large Pacific low pressure system will move into California on Saturday. This is looking to bring rain mainly in areas to our west, but it also has the potential to bring some showers to the desert. Rain is likeliest west of the Coachella Valley, but we could certainly see some

A ridge of high pressure over the Desert Southwest has kept things comfortable and dry this week. The weather pattern changes this week, with an incoming front bringing rain and cooler temperatures to the final weekend of 2023. Rain will move into Riverside County early Saturday morning but will favor areas west of the mountains

It’s still a little bit cloudy early this morning. However, it is significantly less cloudy than yesterday and will be clearer throughout the day. We remain under high pressure here in Southern California. This, combined with fewer clouds today, will lead to a high temperature slightly above average. We are tracking a system which could

Much of the desert Southwest remains under an area of high pressure. This is leading to some slightly above-average temperatures throughout the work week. We are tracking the potential for some rain in southern California to arrive Saturday. While confidence has grown that we will see some precipitation here in the desert, it is by

A Pacific storm system is pouring more moisture into our region today. Though we are staying dry, you will notice more upper level clouds for the next couple of days. High pressure is behind our consistent dry weather and a subtle warming trend. Temperatures will continue to rise into the low to mid 70s, about

A large Pacific system is well over a thousand miles off the west coast. However, it is pushing lots of moisture into the western states. Southern California will not be majorly impacted. For us here in the Coachella Valley, we can look forward to upper-level clouds throughout the week. A broad area of high pressure