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Great Looking Weekend Ahead!
An area low pressure lingering off the California Coast is providing us breezy and cooler conditions through the weekend, with highs dropping into the lower 90s! Expect some breezy conditions as we move through the sunset hours both today and tomorrow, but no major wind event is anticipated. Gusts North of the freeway could reach
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Palm Springs Aerial Tramway reopens Friday with new safety protocols
The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway reopens Friday with new safety protocols aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus. The Tram has been closed since mid-March, due to the pandemic. It has now been allowed to reopen under the category of transportation. “It’s very important that we have the confidence to welcome people back and we
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Temperatures moving closer to seasonal
Thursday, Palm Springs recorded a high temperature of 96°. Temperatures will be making their way closer to seasonal through the weekend. The average Thursday and Friday is 92°. A trough of low pressure is dipping south and will bring cooling along with some breezy winds for the mountains and desert. This trough of low pressure
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Morning Weather Update
Morning lows once again dipped into the sixties for a refreshing start to our Thursday! We should stay below triple digits for highs today, halting the streak that has seen 142 days of 100+ temperatures so far this year. (Don’t worry, we’ll likely still see some more of those 100s before the year’s end). A
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Relief on the way for the weekend
Once again, triple digit temperatures were felt across the valley floor with Palm Springs reaching a high of 105°. Average for the date is 92°. Thankfully temperatures are continuing to cool through the remainder of the week and into the weekend as multiple low pressure systems arrive from the west. Have you downloaded the ‘KESQ
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Dr. Mark Ghaly: No link between schools reopening and Covid-19 cases
“We have not seen a connection between transmission and school reopening or in-person learning,” That was the statement Tuesday from California’s top health official Dr. Mark Ghaly, while speaking during a news conference updating the state’s latest efforts aimed at stopping the spread of Covid-19. While Dr. Ghaly says that conclusion could change once more
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Gradual cooling through week
Clouds continue to drift across Southern California from Tropical Storm Marie, the 13th named storm of the Eastern Pacific Hurricane season. Air quality is in the ‘Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups’ category this evening. Once again, triple digit temperatures were felt across the valley floor with Palm Springs reaching a high of 106°. Average for the
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The Slow March towards Cooler Temps!
Highs today will still reach the triple digits, but by the end of the week, much cooler weather is on the way as high pressure starts to weaken and moved East. Air Quality has been moving between “Moderate” and “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” as we progress through the day, so people with breathing issues like
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Still warm but trending cooler
2020 has been bringing the heat and October 5th is no different. Comparing this year to the past, today is the warmest afternoon out of the past 5 years. The ridge of high pressure over the western United States is weakening. This will result in a gradual cooling of temperature through the remainder of the
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The Promise of Cooler Weather, but not just yet…
Highs again span the the low 100s, so we’ll add to the record number of days at or above 100 degrees this year. High pressure across the Desert Southwest will continue to keep skies mostly sunny. Just a bit of cloud cover sliding in today from the South will provide partly cloudy conditions early today.
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Triple digits stick around
High pressure is staying in control, keeping temperatures in the triple digits for most of the upcoming week. Dew points remain in the 20s and 30s. Nice and dry! Today’s high in Palm Springs was 108°, seasonal average for today’s date is 94°. We have yet to feel the cooldown that typically comes with the
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Slowly cooling, but still well above average
Temperatures are far above seasonal average. That trend continues into the week. Temperatures will cool slowly as the week goes on, but will remain above average. High pressure is staying in control, keeping conditions hot and dry! Overnight lows have been above average, in the 70s. Tomorrow will feel similar to today. Temperatures will drop
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A very slow cooling with triple digits remaining
Palm Springs on Saturday reached a high temperature of 108°. The average for Saturday was 94°. This means 2020 has now seen 138 days of triple digit temperatures and counting. Triple digits will carry on through the weekend and most of next week. A ridge of high pressure will slowly push east and allow for
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Still feeling more like summer than fall
Palm Springs Friday reached a high temperature of 111°. The average is only 94°. This makes 137 days so far in 2020 reaching triple digit temperatures. This breaks the previous record of 135 days from 1958. Triple digit days are also expected to continue through the weekend and next week. A ridge of high pressure
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