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Slow Warming for Halloween Weekend
Wins subsided in the overnight, allowing morning lows to drop into the forties and fifties this morning for a brisk start to the day. However, the cooler air moving out as High Pressure builds back in. Air Quality has improved since the winds have backed off, and the AQI is now in the “Moderate” range.
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Dry conditions remain; warming trend begins
The Red Flag Warning was allowed to expire at 6:00 p.m. Palm Springs was 10° warmer than yesterday but STILL below normal! Average for today’s date is 85°. Certainly a nice change up compared to the rest of the month. A ridge of high pressure builds in from the west and will create a warming
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Improving Weather this Week
After a gusty day that saw a high of 71 and winds of 40mph, today is moving in a more comfortable direction. Highs will span the upper 70s, and winds are greatly reduced here. Not so in the Inland Empire where Red Flag and High Wind Warnings remain in effect. An area of low pressure
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Gusty Santa Ana winds increase fire concerns
Gusty Santa Ana winds are being felt across the Southland and will continue through Tuesday. Wind gusts over 40 MPH are being felt from the west end of the valley to the east valley. The Wind Advisory for the Coachella Valley floor is scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m. Gusts over 20 MPH are expected
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The principal at Rancho Mirage Elementary School shares a special rotary service project to support local troops
You can drop candy off at Rancho Mirage Elementary School until Wednesday, October 28th at 10 a.m. Drop off hours will be from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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A Windy and Cool Start to the Week
Blustery winds up to 35mph continue today, as does the Wind Advisory. A High Wind Warning is also up to the East of the Valley, as well as Red Flag Warnings throughout SoCal. A front and area of low pressure sliding by to the North are creating the windy and cool conditions, which will slowly
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Below average temperatures, Santa Ana winds return
Temperatures dropped below seasonal average Sunday for the first time this month. Seasonal average is 86° for Palm Springs. Temperatures cool drop into the 70s for Monday and Tuesday as low pressure dips South. This low pressure system will also be causing the winds to pick up. Winds have been out of the Northwest this
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Temperatures dropping with winds increasing
Palm Springs on Saturday reached a high temperature of 86°. That is the first day hitting an average temperature for the month of October. Before that, 23 days in a row reached temperatures above average. Temperatures will continue to track cooler through the weekend and into the coming week. A weak trough off the coast
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After above average days all month long, we have finally reached seasonal average. Today’s high in Palm Springs was exactly where it should be for this time of year and we’re only getting cooler over the next few days. Temperatures are dropping, winds are picking up and clouds are covering us overhead here in the
Continue Reading Cooler temperatures for the weekend with gusty winds into the week
Palm Springs on Friday reached a high temperature of 91°. The weekend will be cooler with more cloud cover overhead. A weak trough of low pressure to the west will be pulled inland ahead of a colder and deeper trough dropping south over the Great Basin. This weak trough will produce some gusty westerly winds
Continue Reading Temperatures are finally feeling more like fall through the weekend
Temperatures are finally feeling more like they should for this time of year. The average for Friday is 87° and drops to 86° Saturday and Sunday. A cold and deep trough of low pressure is going to be felt for the weekend. This trough will drop desert temperatures into the low 70s for Monday. Along
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A Few Clouds and Cooler this Weekend
An area of low pressure developing off the Coast of Southern California will keep the temps at or below seasonal averages this weekend. We’ll see partly cloudy skies and even a slight chance of light showers towards the Coast and I.E. That low will enhance the Marine Layer through the weekend, to help push temperatures
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Cooling temperatures into the weekend
The Coachella Valley is still feeling above-normal temperatures but cooler weather is on the way! From the upper 90s on Wednesday to the low 90s this afternoon, we’re gradually heading towards ‘normal’ highs for this time of year. As a trough of low pressure will move across this state this weekend increasing moisture across the
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Cooling Trend in High Gear!
Yesterday, we broke the string of triple-digits days, hitting 97. Today we continue to cool down and will through early next week. Cooler air up North is finally migrating southward. The airmass to our North is causing gusty winds, and dry conditions despite the cooler numbers, so Red Flag warnings continue to do in the
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