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The Excessive Heat Warning that’s been in effect since last Friday will expire tonight at 10:00, though it remains in effect for the Inland Empire until Friday night. The ‘soupy’ conditions are being felt all across the Coachella Valley this afternoon. Similar dew point temperatures can be expected on Friday. Genevieve continues to weaken as
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We remain under the Excessive Heat Warning until 10 PM, with some “cooler” highs expected into the weekend. Dew points are still quite high, so it won’t feel much better out there as highs move toward 114 today. Dew points will range in the 60s and 70s, prohibitive of evap cooler use. Despite those higher
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The hot and humid trend continues for yet another day. The average temperature for today’s date is 106° but Palm Springs has already reached 114° this afternoon. The uncomfortable and sticky conditions will continue the remainder of the week with dew point temperatures in the 60s and 70s. Still muggy on Thursday though thunderstorm develop
Continue ReadingYesterday severe storms ripped through areas of Riverside and San Bernardino counties, dropping heavy rain, hail and producing gusty winds with frequent lightning. Rainfall totals near Hemet beat 1.50″ and caused a Flash Flood Warning. Today, dew points are equally high (and will remain high through tomorrow) giving rise to the possibility of more storms
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Thunderstorms developed both to the east and west of the Coachella Valley this afternoon. A storm over Joshua Tree cleared the area by 2:00 p.m. but triggered a brush fire that has burned more than 100 acres. Read more about the fire here. More than 100 acres burning in Joshua Tree this afternoon. A thunderstorm
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The humidity continues to stream into the region as monsoon moisture flows in from the Southeast. Dew points will remain elevated through Wednesday. That elevated humidity will increase the chance of mountain and high desert storms, and also give rise to thunderstorms in the Inland Empire this afternoon. We remain under an Excessive Heat Warning
Continue Reading The Excessive Heat Warning that went into effect on Friday has been extended through 10:00 p.m. Thursday. Temperatures can climb up to 118° in the low desert during this time. The heat isn’t helping our air quality. The Ozone Advisory has been extended through Thursday. Read the full advisory from South Coast Air Quality Management
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The Excessive Heat Warning was extended through Thursday at 10 pm as high pressure keeps us under the grip of extreme heat. High pressure is also helping to funnel in more humidity for the next few days, which trapping heat at the surface. Dew points are rising, which means a better chance of scattered storms
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Temperatures stay far above seasonal. We nearly tied the record high today in Palm Springs. We’ll be on record watch through Thursday with temperatures up to 118° possible. The Excessive Heat Warning has been extended through Thursday night. Temperatures are staying above average because of a high pressure system. It’s expanded since yesterday causing temperatures
Continue Reading With more moisture in place yesterday, temperatures were able to dampen a little bit. Palm Springs reached a high of 114°. This is still above our average of 106° for this time of year. A ridge of high pressure remains in control Sunday. This ridge is keeping temperatures hot and above average. This ridge is
Continue Reading High temperatures were still above average today, but much cooler than yesterday’s record-breaking 120° in Palm Springs. Temperatures stay above average all week long, mostly in the one-teens. The excessive heat is because of an area of high pressure. Its clockwise flow is also pulling moisture from the southeast into Southern California. Our local mountains
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Palm Springs broke the record high temperature on Friday by reaching 120°. The previous record was set just last year at 117°. We will continue to be close to record breaking temperatures through much of next week. A ridge of high pressure over the southwest is bringing the heat. Not only is it bringing heat,
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Palm Springs shattered the previous record of 117° for today’s date by recording 120° this afternoon! Thermal set a record for the ‘highest minimum’ for the days date with a low temperature of just 92° this morning. There’s a lot of heat across the desert southwest thanks to a strong ridge of high pressure that
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Heat, coupled with some Monsoon Moisture, is the weather story over the weekend and into next week. The Excessive Heat Warning goes into effect today at noon and covers a wide swath of the Desert Southwest. We tied record highs in both Palm Springs (116) and Thermal (117) yesterday and are likely to threaten records
Continue Reading The ridge of high pressure will remain in place over the desert southwest, bringing above-normal and dangerous temperatures to the Coachella Valley. An average high for the date is 106° yet both Palm Springs climbed to 116° this afternoon, tying the record high from 2012. Thermal also tied its record high of 117°. The Excessive Heat
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Heat and humidity will both be issues in the forecast through the weekend. An Excessive Heat Warning will be in effect from Noon tomorrow until 9 p.m. Monday. Monsoonal moisture wrapping around an area of high pressure will continue to flow into the Desert Southwest through much of the weekend, increasing dew points and relative
Continue Reading The ridge of high pressure continues to build to the west, providing more warmth for the desert southwest. An average high for the date is 107° and Palm Springs recorded a high of 113° this afternoon. Temperatures will only continue to rise through the remainder of the week. Additionally, more humidity is expected as moisture
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The Excessive Heat Watch has expanded to include the Coachella Valley (and will become a Warning as we move into Friday). Areas to our East and South are already under that warning. Hurricane Elida (soon to drop to tropical storm strength) will conspire to bring a touch of monsoonal humidity to the region tomorrow and
Continue Reading We’ve been feeling the heat and that’s all we will be feeling throughout this week. Temperatures will continue to climb through the work week then take off in the upward direction by the weekend. An increase in cloud cover and humidity can be expected late Wednesday and Thursday as tropical moisture from the south is
Continue Reading A building ridge of high pressure over the desert southwest will bring warm and dry conditions through the start of the work week. Temperatures will be similar to what was felt over the weekend and today, with even more warming forecast for the end of the week. Elida is a category 1 hurricane in the
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