Records were broken Saturday. Palm Springs broke both the record high temperature and the highest minimum temperature! The new record high for July 10th is 120°. The heat sticks around for the remainder of the weekend. High pressure lingers over California and Nevada, keeping the heat in place. The record for Palm Springs on Sunday
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Palm Springs set a new record high temperature on Saturday. The heat sticks around all weekend with a ridge of high pressure in place. Parts of Southern California are under heat advisories through Monday night. Temperatures start to cool mid-week and will be closer to seasonal, below 110°, by next weekend.
Continue Reading It was a hot Friday with a high temperature hitting 117° in Palm Springs. The average for this time of year is 109°. The heat is increasing for Saturday. A ridge of high pressure will keep the heat in place this weekend. Record high temperatures will be possible across much of California, including the Coachella
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A Flex Alert was issued for today calling for the conservation of electricity between the hours of 4:00 – 10:00 p.m. Another one will be in place on Saturday. Keep these tips in mind to maintain a cooler temperature in your home while bumping the air conditioner up to at least 78°. A drizzle this
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The heat is increasing but at least the humidity will slowly dry out over the next 24 hours. Late this evening dew points should start to feel better. The ridge of high pressure is still pulling in moisture from southeast of the Valley, so it will still feel pretty oppressive today. Highs will range into
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High pressure continues to reside over the Desert Southwest and above-normal temperatures remain throughout the week’s forecast. Palm Springs and Thermal both recorded a high of 110° this afternoon. Today was 3° cooler than yesterday because of the addition of monsoon moisture. The humidity will linger through Friday with dew point temperatures staying in the
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Dew points continue to rise as we move through the morning, so the heat will feel worse today. Dew points will remain in the 50s and 60s through tomorrow afternoon, evaporative coolers won’t be the solution for cooling today or tomorrow, so if necessary, head to your local cooling center. A ridge of high pressure
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Of course, it was a warm day in the desert with Palm Springs reaching a high temperature in the one-teens once again (113°). It’s been a very slow process to cool through the night. Thursday morning will only offer relief in the mid-80s. Moisture will increase its flow into Southeastern California Thursday. We’ll be feeling
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After 115 yesterday, we’ll see similar numbers this afternoon. Humidity into Thursday and Friday may shave a few degrees off the highs prior to a very hot weekend. An Excessive Heat Warning is up for the high desert and an Excessive Heat Watch covers the Valley Saturday and Sunday. Drier air is slowly retreating, but
Continue Reading If you haven’t heard, June 2021 was the hottest June on record for the desert climate reporting stations of Palm Springs, Thermal, and Anza-Borrego. Read more about these records here. The Coachella Valley was once again feeling the heat with high temperatures in the one-teens. A ridge of high pressure remains in place over the
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All three desert climate sites recorded their hottest June on record. The National Weather Service office in San Diego shared the graphic above which shows how they compare to each other. The mean temperature calculates the maximum and minimum temperature recorded each day of the month, then averages them together. Palm Springs had a mean
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Highs yesterday topped out at 113, and we’ll see similar numbers through midweek. An Excessive Heat Watch will go into effect at 8 a.m. Wednesday, lasting through 8 p.m. Monday of next week due to the expected extreme heat. In addition to the heat this week, a little touch of monsoonal moisture is likely to
Continue Reading A rather warm day in the desert with high temperatures climbing into the one-teens this afternoon. The average for the date is 108°. Conditions will remain warm and dry through the evening paired with clear skies overhead. High temperatures remain above normal throughout the week and unfortunately, muggy conditions make a return Thursday-Friday. An Excessive
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Skies are clear this afternoon and humidity values are lower along with the dew points, so it feels better out there. A bit of a NW breeze is helping to dry the atmosphere out and it will remain breezy this afternoon, especially North of the freeway. Temps under a ridge of high pressure continue to
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Temperatures were slightly above average this Independence Day, with conditions continuing to dry out. Temperatures will slowly warm throughout the week, reaching the one-teens by Friday.
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A warm Friday in the desert with temperatures peaking at 109° this afternoon. The average for the date is 108°. While the overall weather forecast is drying, there’s still going to be some moisture in our atmosphere on Saturday. We’ll see partly cloudy skies and keep the chance of isolated showers and storms over the
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Dew points are starting to fall a bit this morning as the atmosphere slowly dries out. Moisture is still gradually moving eastward. Daytime highs will top out near 110 for the next several days, and humidity values should be slightly lower than they were all week. This means you should be able to use evaporative
Continue Reading Seasonable temperatures around the desert this afternoon with plenty of sunshine. The average for the date in Palm Springs is 107° and the city peaked at 108° this afternoon. Clear conditions will continue through the night but so will the humidity. Dew point temperatures near 50° will persist as temperatures cool into the low 80s
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Dew points are still quite high, but will gradually drop over the next 36 hours, paving the way for a more comfortable holiday weekend despite warmer temps. The moist airmass over the region is gradually giving way to drier air moving in from the West. This process will be slow, but it is already noticeably
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