High pressure building in will see high start climbing this afternoon. It will remain breezy, especially around the freeway and North Valley areas, but not as windy as the last few days. Yesterday a few sprinkles moved through, and provided us with some really wonderful rainbow sightings! As we return to the triple digits, please
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High temperatures remained in the 70s for the second day in a row in Palm Springs. The desert experienced plenty of clouds through the afternoon hours. Showers developed over the High Desert and brought light rain to parts of the Coachella Valley, though nothing measurable. https://twitter.com/KESQHaley/status/1387245371018018818 The trough of low pressure won’t be influencing Southern
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The area of low pressure spinning nearby will keep us breezy and cooler than normal, but just for today. Last night, the mostly clear skies gave us ample views of the Full Pink Moon overhead. Highs will range in the mid-70s this afternoon, and all across the Desert SW, temps will be well below average!
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Our First Alert Weather Alert remains active for today. Gusty winds are just one component of a late-season storm that’s brought light precipitation to parts of the Southland. Idyllwild picked up 0.15″ of rain while Beaumont recorded 0.31″. A Wind Advisory is in effect for the Coachella Valley and surrounding areas. The advisory will remain
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Very gusty winds continued into last night, but gusts are dropping in speed as we move through today. This evening you can expect winds about 10mph lower in speed than yesterday evening. A Wind Advisory remains in effect areas north of Victorville through 8 p.m. but that’s the closest advisory to the Valley. An area
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An area of low pressure is still generating strong onshore flow across SoCal, so the winds we’ve dealt with will continue but at reduced speeds. The overall pattern showcases those winds moving from West to East as the Jet pushes winds inland. Wind advisories near the Valley expired, but one Wind Advisory remains in effect
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Sunny skies and warmer conditions prevail today. The weekend brought highs to 90, we’ll be 5-7 degrees warmer today. Weak off shore winds kept skies nice and clear, and lowered dew points. Today that pattern holds through this evening. Winds will be breezy this evening, and again tomorrow as we see the wind direction shift
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Temperatures were about 5° above average this weekend and only getting warmer by Monday. Santa Ana winds were present Sunday. Winds calm down Monday, but areas of gusty winds return Tuesday. Monday will be the hottest day of the week. Near-average temperatures arrive midweek before warming again into the weekend.
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A ridge of high pressure expands to the north and a trough of low pressure continues to push east. This flow, increases northeasterly winds. Santa Ana winds return to Southern California Sunday. Strongest winds will be through the Inland Empire, San Bernardino county mountains, Santa Ana mountains, and inland Orange County. These are locations where
Continue Reading Temperatures remain above the seasonal average of 85° and will be warming even more to start the week as a ridge of high pressure builds. Monday will be the hottest day of the week in the upper 90s. As a trough of low pressure pushes to the southeast and is replaced by high pressure, Santa
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Friday, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 89°. The average this time of year is 85°. Saturday, temperatures will remain very similar. A trough of low pressure over Southern California will push southeast and make room for a ridge of high pressure building in. This trough will still keep onshore winds in place Saturday,
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Warmer than yesterday, temperatures climbed into the upper 80s and low 90s this afternoon. The average for the date in Palm Springs is 85°. Clear skies persist through the evening with a northwest wind 15-20 MPH. The trough of low pressure, that brought the very windy conditions Tuesday and Wednesday, is moving east and a
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A mild start to the weekend with our Friday temps hovering in the upper 80s for highs later this afternoon. Some partly cloudy skies, particularly to the South of the Valley as weak system streams past Northern Baja. Despite some clouds, the dew points and humidity values will remain low and very comfortable through the
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This Thursday brought a mixture of sunshine and clouds across Southern California. Temperatures climbed into the mid-80s this afternoon in the west valley, upper-80s in the east valley. An average high for the date is 84°. The gusty winds from yesterday have weakened as the trough of low pressure moves to the east. We’ll maintain
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Winds will gradually diminish throughout the remainder of today and into tomorrow, but still expect breezy conditions to prevail this afternoon. An area of low pressure is moving out of the region, the front dragging behind that system is still in close enough proximity to create some gusts in the 25mph range, but the wind
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A Wind Advisory now covers the entire Coachella Valley, and will be in effect until 2:00 a.m. Thursday. Winds reached 40+ MPH on the valley floor Tuesday afternoon, meeting the criteria for a First Alert Weather Alert Day. Similar conditions have been felt at times today, but especially in the evening hours (as was the
Continue Reading Temperatures remain far above seasonal this weekend, but temperatures will soon be slowly cooling down. The low 90s return Monday and we’re expected to be back to seasonal mid-week. As temperatures cool, winds pick up. Areas of gusty winds are expected Monday night into Tuesday. Gusts on the valley floor could reach 30-40 mph.
Continue Reading Palm Springs and Thermal were in the upper 90s Friday. The average for Palm Springs this time of year is 83°. Temperatures for the weekend will carry on to be 10-15° above average. The same ridge of high pressure that kept the heat in place Friday, remains Saturday. By Sunday, a trough to the north
Continue Reading Above-average temperatures continue to be a big part of April’s weather story. Afternoon highs climbed into the upper 90s yet again for the third day in a row. Palm Springs reached 97°. Thermal reached 99°. As a result, temperatures were slow to cool through the evening hours. Whatever your Friday night plans entail, you’ll have
Continue Reading Palm Springs hit 98° on Thursday. The average this time of year is 83°. The mid to upper 90s will stick around for the next few days. A weak ridge remains off the coast creating a very static weather pattern for Southern California. Winds will be lighter, the First Alert Weather Alert Day expired at
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