There was no significant rain to speak of Tuesday evening as the valley braces for the first winter storm of 2021, packing high winds, mountain snow, and potential flash flooding on the desert floor. Families and friend groups at Cabazon Dinosaurs Tuesday were caught off guard by the breezy conditions. “It’s very, very windy and
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High Wind Warnings are up, stretching from Desert Hot Springs through the pass along the I-10 corridor all the way to the Coast as an area of low pressure develop over coastal Southern California. The low will also bring rain and snow to the mountains, with a Winter Weather Advisory posted above 5,500 feet. There
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Today Palm Springs and Thermal hit 86°, not record-breaking but well above average. Seasonal for Palm Springs is 69°. Seasonal for Thermal is 72°. Tomorrow will be cooler, but still warmer than average in the upper 70s. Monday night into Tuesday is when the changes really start. In addition to the High Wind Watch, the
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Palm Springs and Thermal broke records for the second day in a row. Temperatures hit the 90s today which is around 20 degrees above average. Overnight temperatures are also above average, in the 50s rather than where they should be for this time of year, in the mid-40s. It won’t be as hot tomorrow, but
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As the Bonita burns near Mountain Center (updates on the air and here on KESQ.com) winds are gusting and highs are reaching record peaks. Dew points remain bone dry, so the Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 4 PM today. Above average temperatures dominate the Western US, and will last through the weekend. Palm
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Across the Western US, high pressure is building in from the Pacific and that will result in warmer conditions throughout California. Temperatures today will be roughly ten degrees above normal, with near record highs some 18 degrees above normal possible by Friday before cooling back down. That ridge of high pressure will remain close to
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High pressure continues to sit just off shore, but is pushing the Jet Track farther North so we’ll enjoy another sunny day in SoCal. Highs today will rival those of yesterday, but likely be a degree or two cooler than the 74 we notched Monday. As high pressure dominates the end of the week, highs
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High pressure will build in over the next 24 hours, keeping us sunny and warming us up by the end of the week. Highs will range in the lower seventies today, it has been breezy but those winds have backed off substantially in the last few hours. The Jet Stream continues to transport in some
Continue Reading Palm Springs was a bit cooler today. The afternoon high temperature was 71°, just a couple degrees above seasonal average 68°. Temperatures warm up into the 80s by Thursday! Cloud cover stays overhead throughout the evening with temperatures cooling into the low 50s by 9 p.m. Santa Ana winds return Monday. The strongest wind gusts
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Skies are partly cloudy today as a front sweeps across Northern California, which will cool us off a bit by tomorrow. Today, expect mid-seventies, but lower-seventies on tap this weekend. Air quality is in the Good range and expected to stay there for the day and the weekend. Highs will drop a bit tomorrow into
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Despite cloudy skies today the atmosphere is very dry, with wind advisories and a Red Flag Warning for much of SoCal. The Desert is adjacent to but not included in either of those. Only breezy conditions expected here on the Valley floor despite the relative proximity of the Wind Advisory in the high desert. We
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Skies cleared out in the early morning hours as a front began slipping through SoCal. That front enhanced winds with Wind Advisories up in areas surrounding (but not including) the Coachella Valley. Winds North of the 10 Freeway could reach 30mph but the stronger gusts will be in high desert locations from Twentynine Palms to
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Sunny skies greeted the start of Winter today and we’ll be fairly warm as well. Highs will be running close to 80 degrees this afternoon comparted to 75 yesterday. With the surface high building in, cooler air will remain bottled up to the North through the early part of this Christmas week. Today, highs will
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High pressure moves in as we hit the final weekend of fall. So expect breezy conditions and highs warming up a bit. Because the anticipated off-shore winds, a Wind Advisory is up for portion of the Southland around Los Angeles, but it does not impact the Coachella Valley. Highs today will warmer today than yesterday’s
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Cool front to our North is spreading clouds across the region that will stay with us through mid-afternoon before clearing out. Because of that, highs will stay in the upper sixties this afternoon with light breezes. The front moves through later today, and will take the clouds out of the picture for tomorrow. The front
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Temps were deep into the forties and a few thirties in the East Valley as we started the day, but we’ll starting to see milder conditions moving as high pressure builds in from the West. A light breeze has contributed to good air quality conditions across the County today. We’ve hit 71 the last two
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High pressure is building in from the West, but there are still areas of gusty winds, and the airmass remains fairly cool. A Wind Advisory remains in effect through Noon near LA. Seasonal conditions expected today as cool air pours in from up North, keeping highs near 70. Through the week, highs hold close to
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Skies are clear and temperatures cool as we kick off the week. A weak front to our East will increase winds this afternoon, but those winds will remain below advisory status. The nearest wind advisory is North of LA. That front will keep temperatures in check today, and the cooler air sticks around most of
Continue Reading For the first time this month, the high temperature in Palm Springs was below average. This trend won’t last long. Temperatures are expected to be back in the low 70s all week long. Winds have weakened since yesterday, but look to pick back up a bit tomorrow for the mountains and passes. It will be
Continue Reading Temperatures will be consistent and near-seasonal all week. Overnight lows remain in the 40s. Winds were gusty today, but have since calmed down throughout the evening. Sunday is expected to be the coolest day of the week in the upper 60s. Temperatures stay in the low 70s with some clouds through next weekend!
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