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An area of low pressure continues to keep temperatures below normal. Yesterday in Palm Springs, the high temperature reached 73°. A perfectly comfortable day in the desert. Much of the same is expected today with temperatures remaining in the lower 70’s. The normal this time of year is in the upper 70’s, near 79°. If
Continue Reading Conditions will stay dry and below normal for the Coachella Valley this weekend, but changes are on the way. This area of low pressure to the north is sweeping in cooler air. It is also keeping showers in the forecast for our mountains and areas west. If you are traveling out of the desert, keep
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Despite the suspension of organized sports across the country, athletes here in the Coachella Valley are still training to perfect their craft. Local athletes who are still out there putting in work on your own. Tweet me your training videos to be featured on @KESQ !!!— Taylor Begley (@taylormbegley) March 14, 2020 Tweet videos to
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Thursday’s rain was record-breaking and it made a big difference in bringing us closer to “average” for year-to-date rainfall totals. For reference, the average rainfall for the entire year in Palm Springs is 5.74″. The storm system that brought the wet weather to our desert has departed to the east. We’ll deal with partly cloudy
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(NOTE) – This event has been postponed until further notice.
Continue Reading Yesterday, multiple Valley cities posted record rainfall totals as strong storms with frequent lightning and heavy downpours assaulted the region. Today, a slight chance of showers remains in the forecast until this afternoon, as residual “wrap-around” precip moves out of the region. Highs will be cooler than normal all weekend, but today we may just
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The California Community College Athletics Association (CCCAA) Board of Directors has voted to postpone spring sports indefinitely due to coronavirus concerns. The suspension includes practices, competitions and nontraditional seasons. College of the Desert, along with all community college athletics programs in the state, is governed by the CCCAA. The CCCAA sent an email to its
Continue Reading A Flash Flood Watch (area in green) remains in effect for the mountains and High Desert into Friday morning. PSA: TURN AROUND; DON’T DROWNIt only takes 6 inches of water to sweep a person away and 12 inches will do the same to a car. Rain totals were quick to rise as thunderstorms made their
Continue Reading A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for the Coachella Valley, including Indio, Palm Springs, Coachella, southeastern Anza, Cathedral City, Palm Desert, southeastern Desert Hot Springs, Rancho Mirage, Hwy 74 between Anza And Palm Desert and Thermal that will last until 4 p.m. due to heavy rain associated with thunderstorms rolling through the area. We
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Banning High School is taking major steps towards career technical education for their students. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay went to Banning High School to learn about their $26 million construction project. “The buzz in this community is electric right now,” Principal of Banning High School, Matt Valdivia told News Channel 3. A new performing
Continue Reading From January 1st to today’s date, 1.34″ of rain has been recorded at Palm Springs International Airport. That’s still 1.13″ below normal but it’s progress from the 0.06″ the city was at the beginning of the work week. Rain will return to Riverside county on Thursday with over a half of inch of rain expected.
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Significant rainfall over the last three days. Palm Springs has seen 1.28″. In fact, on March 10th we even broke a few records of rainfall. Palm Springs broke the record of 0.25″ from 1986 by getting 1.09″. San Jacinto received 0.97″, breaking the record of 0.25″ from 1986 as well. Thermal even broke a rainfall
Continue Reading Despite the small chance of a shower or storm today, the area of low pressure is pushing rain farther north, so expect a fair amount of sunshine and warmer conditions than yesterday. Speaking of yesterday, PSP and TRM set rainfall records (PSP: 1.09″ and TRM: 0.59″). Storm totals were significantly higher! The low pressure cell
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