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Palm Springs Unified School District hosts diversity & racial equity conference

PALM SPRINGS, California (KESQ) – Palm Springs Unified School District is set to host its third annual diversity and racial equity conference next month. Organizers hope this event will bring the community together, marking an important priority for the new school year. According to Dr. Nicole Crawford, the PSUSD Diversity and Racial Equity Coordinator, “It’s

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Humid conditions to start the week

Monsoonal flow continues this morning so dew points and humidity values are way up. They will gradually dry out into tomorrow as northwesterly winds kick up tonight. The anticipated winds have prompted an Air Quality Alert for windblown dust through Wednesday morning. We could see deteriorating air quality as winds pick up this evening. Thunderstorms

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Guests flock to Joshua Tree National Park to watch Perseid Meteor Showers; park advises star gazers to go elsewhere

Joshua Tree is seeing an influx of visitors ahead of the Perseid Meteor Showers with Monday night offering the best opportunity to catch a glimpse.  “It’s an annual meteor shower, and it typically happens from mid July until the end of August,” said Donovan Smith, an Interpretive Park Ranger with Joshua Tree National Park. “It’s one

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A very muggy close to the weekend

Moisture is very much dominating the weather story across Southern California today! Dew points across the valley floor today are sitting comfortably in the 70s. These are moisture levels more typical of Florida than California. The moisture has also prompted thunderstorms over the mountains. The storms today, however, have been much more impactful for areas

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Margaritaville Resort Palm Springs relocates Splash House guests after AC outage

Margaritaville Resort Palm Springs relocated several guests from its Splash House event on Saturday following an air conditioning outage that left some rooms uncomfortably hot. A spokesperson for the resort said: “Unfortunately, we have had an issue with our air conditioning, primarily contained to one of our eight buildings.  We are working diligently to correct

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Very humid as we round out the weekend

While temperatures will be a bit cooler than yesterday, there’s plenty of moisture to go around. Dew point temperatures across the Coachella Valley will remain above 60° for much of the day — Palm Springs registered 72° earlier this morning! It will definitely feel muggy as you step outside today. Much like yesterday, the extra

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