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Temperatures are slowly warming up as high pressure continues to build over Southern California. Palm Springs was warmer today by 1°. That trend continues as we head into the upcoming week. Temperatures reaching 111° on Tuesday, which look to be the warmest days of the week. Temperatures will cool down slightly by Thursday, but still
Continue Reading Temperatures will remain above normal in the triple digits for the week ahead. Today, the normal is 103°. A ridge of high pressure is building over California and it will result in a gradual warming trend through the middle of the coming week. This will keep temperatures warmer than where they should be this time
Continue ReadingHappy Summer Solstice! Today at 2:43 p.m. the summer season began and that means it’s the longest day and shortest night of the year. The summer season runs through September 22. For us here in the desert, summer means those triple digits are here to stay. Today, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 107°.
Continue Reading Temperatures will be a few degrees above average moving into this afternoon for the start of summer! The average today for Palm Springs is 103°. Through the weekend, temperatures will be on the rise as a ridge of high pressure builds along the west. Gusty westerly winds will return Saturday afternoon and evening for wind
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Members of the Palm Springs community came together to celebrate Juneteenth this afternoon with a barbecue outside of the James O. Jesse Desert Highland Unity Center. The day commemorates the emancipation of the last remaining African American slaves in the United States, which came two and a half years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation
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A gradual warming trend is with us as temperatures exceed yesterday’s highs by 3°. The rest of the evening will be a slow cooling into the low 90s around 9:00 p.m. paired with clear skies. A ridge of high pressure building over the west coast is responsible for our rising temperatures as we close out
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Highs will begin to warm up as we move through the weekend and into next week. High pressure aloft will arrive along with the Summer Solstice tomorrow. Today, highs will remain near seasonal norms before climbing. That ridge of high pressure will be a prominent and persistent feature of the forecast well into next week,
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The Juneteenth holiday is recognized in California and most states across the country tomorrow, June 19. The day commemorates the emancipation of the last remaining African American slaves in the United States, which came two and a half years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Local teenage activists are planning a pair of barbecues to celebrate
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On Thursday the City of Coachella announced it adopted a budget that would prepare it for creating a police department of its own. The city currently contracts out services from the Riverside County Sheriff Department, and has been doing so since 1998. “We’re still a relatively smaller city but as we grow out, having our
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A very seasonal day in the desert with high temperatures in the low 100s. A breezy northwest wind will be present through the evening hours, cooling temperatures into the low 90s around 8:00 and 9:00 p.m. Each day moving forward will be slightly warmer than the day prior as a weak ridge of high pressure
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Hotels have been given the green light to reopen and starting Friday, June 18, spas will be allowed to reopen as well. These businesses are among the worst hit from the coronavirus pandemic. In this week’s Open 4 Biz, morning anchor Angela Chen checks out a cozy resort in Desert Hot Springs: El Morocco Inn
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Temperatures have stayed near seasonal through this week because of a trough of low pressure keeping cooler air filtering in from the west. As this area of low pressure weakens, temperatures will be warming up this weekend. By next week, some areas could reach up to 110° here on the valley floor. Winds will stay
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Clear skies and mild conditions continue today, with lower wind speeds this afternoon and evening as a weak trough crosses SoCal. Winds will max out below 20 mph on the Valley floor today for the most part, with gustier conditions in the traditionally wind-prone areas north of the I-10. The Marine Layer remains fairly strong
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A trough of low pressure to our north is assisting in the mild June conditions we’re feeling currently. The same trough is also aiding in the west wind that is strengthening across Southern California. 30-40 MPH gusts, on average, are expected across the Coachella Valley this evening. Similar temperatures will be with us Wednesday with
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Our normal high for the date is 102 degrees, but we’ll be running a few degrees shy of that number for the next few days, ahead of a warming trend this weekend. A weak front continues to create windy conditions to the North, and will result in breezy conditions here this afternoon and evening. A
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