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June’s Coachella Valley Spotlight Recipient is Catholic Charities. Catholic Charities is a nonprofit that provides social services for low-income families and those in crisis in our local communities. They have provided services in the Coachella Valley for over 35 years. Some of the ways they help people include: Family and community services such as homeless prevention,
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Temperatures are slowly heading in the right direction, getting closer to seasonal norms. Despite that, we are still under an Excessive Heat Warning until 7 p.m. today. As was the case most of the week, high pressure continues to trap Ozone at the surface, pushing our AQI into the “Moderate” range today, which is actually
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For the fifth day in a row, triple digit temperatures have been felt across the Coachella Valley. The high in Palm Springs today was 108° — average is 97°. The Excessive Heat Warning remain in effect through tomorrow evening. Finally some relief will be felt this weekend with highs in the low 100s. Confidence in
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After a nearly two month shutdown across the Coachella Valley, restaurant dine-in is back again. For one popular downtown Palm Springs spot, customers came flooding through as soon as doors opened. Morning anchor Angela Chen checked out Bongo Johnny’s to see how the diner fared during the pandemic and to learn about the restaurant’s work
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The Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect through tomorrow evening at 7 p.m. as we watch temps once again soar to near 110 degrees. Temperatures today will be commensurate with yesterday’s numbers, so the usual precautions against heat stroke and dehydration are still in place. High pressure begins to shrink and move East by tomorrow,
Continue Reading Palm Springs recorded a high of 110° this afternoon, leaving the 1968 record of 112° in its place. An Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect through the end of the work week. A ridge of high pressure remains in place over the west coast, bringing 10°-15° above normal temperatures to the Coachella Valley. Average would
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Bad weather postponed the first launch of NASA astronauts from Florida in nine years. The next attempt will be on Saturday. The Space-X Falcon rocket was set to launch Tuesday afternoon from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Before the delay, Elon Musk’s space exploration company was going to be the first private company to carry astronauts to
Continue ReadingThe Excessive Heat Warning continues today, with highs expected to top out near 112, tying the record from 1968. The temps today will rival those of yesterday. High pressure across the Desert Southwest keeps the heat upon us through Friday before we see any relief in sight. It will also trap Ozone at the surface,
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Warmer than what we felt yesterday, Palm Springs has reached 111° this afternoon. An average high temperature would be 96°. Both Palm Springs and Thermal have hit their hottest temperature of the year (so far) though no records were broken. The warming trend hasn’t peaked just yet with the next two days ready to bring
Continue ReadingAn Excessive Heat Warning will go into effect at Noon today, lasting through Friday evening as highs approach 110. The Jet Stream will continue to arch Northward, allowing high pressure to build in and keep temperatures 10-15 degrees above normal. Ozone (O3) trapped under that ridge of high pressure will push our AQI into the
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We’ve felt a gradual warming through the holiday weekend but the heat is just getting started. A ridge of high pressure has moved over the west coast and won’t be leaving for several days. This means warm, sinking air creating uncomfortable conditions for the week. An Excessive Heat Warning goes into effect tomorrow at noon
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Sunday, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 101°. The average for this time of year is 96°. High pressure is continuing to build and move over California. This area of high pressure is going to keep temperatures warm all through the week. The reason we are seeing a prolonged period of higher temperatures is
Continue Reading High pressure brought temperatures into the triple digits today, about 5° above seasonal average, and this is just the beginning of the warm-up. Temperatures will be a few degrees warmer tomorrow for your Memorial Day. The high temperature in Palm Springs is expected to be around 104°. Plenty of sunshine and light winds are in
Continue Reading On Saturday, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 95°. The average for yesterday was 95°. Today, temperatures will be 5°-10° warmer and the warm-up will continue through the week. The trough of low pressure that kept conditions near-average yesterday is shifting east. A ridge of high pressure begins to amplify off the coast. This
Continue Reading Today was nice and seasonal, but it won’t be lasting for long. A big warm up is on the way and it starts tomorrow. Breezy conditions join us again this evening, with 20 to 30 mph gusts on the valley floor. Gusts in wind-prone locations could near 40 mph. High pressure building brings triple-digit temperatures
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The Indio Boys & Girls Club boxing gym might be closed, but that’s not stopping one local athlete from getting his work in. Thanks to some help from his dad, he has the gym right at home with him. “My biggest goal is to be the most professional boxer in the world and earn a
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Palm Desert lineman Ryan Neighbors launched a fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society back in March to honor his friend Max Borbon, also a lineman at rival La Quinta High School, who was diagnosed with Leukemia last year. Neighbors’ fundraiser culminated with two blood drives this week. The first at Riccio’s Steak and Seafood
Continue Reading On Friday, the high temperature in Palm Springs reached 99°. Today, temperatures will be cooler, closer to the seasonal average of 95°. The reason, a trough of low pressure over the Great Basin. This trough of low pressure is short-lived. It begins to lift out Sunday. This trough will be replaced by a ridge of
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La ciudad de Indio se convirtió en la última ciudad del Valle de Coachella en emitir una orden que requiere una cobertura facial cuando sale en público. El pedido de la ciudad requiere una cobertura facial al entrar a cualquier tienda comprar de comestibles, farmacias, o cualquier otro negocio que se les permite operar bajo
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