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On Friday, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 111°. The average is 105°. For this afternoon, temperatures will continue to remain above average. A transient ridge moves in today. A transient ridge means a quicker ridge of low pressure stops by in between two troughs of low pressure. This ridge will keep temperatures hot
Continue Reading The average temperature in Palm Springs Friday through Sunday is 105°. Temperatures for Friday and Saturday will be warm and a few degrees above seasonal. Even with a trough of low pressure over Southern California, temperatures in the desert remain warm and conditions remain dry. For the San Bernardino mountains, an isolated shower was seen
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Above average temperatures linger through today and even tomorrow, but daytime highs will adjust downward by Sunday. Breezy to moderately gusty winds will help to usher in those cooler temps. Winds will gust to 30 mph in the usually windy spots. Winds are helping the air quality improve by clearing smoke and other pollutants from
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A lower air quality index (AQI) number than monitors were reporting yesterday evening but the still the Coachella Valley is in the ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ category. A Smoke Advisory, issued by the South Coast Air Quality Management District, remains in effect through the afternoon due to the mulch fire burning in Thermal. Despite the
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A Smoke Advisory was issued yesterday for the Valley by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) which will last at least this afternoon as a mulch fire near Thermal continues to funnel smoke into the Valley. High pressure over head keeps highs above average, closing in on 110 again today as it circulates
Continue Reading Whether you’re in the east or west valley, hazy conditions can be spotted along with the smell of smoke. Looking west along I-10 in Indio, the sky appears a milky white making the mountains in the background disappear. Air quality has been reduced to ‘unhealthy’. South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued a smoke
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We’ll see partly cloudy skies today, which will likely keep us below 110 degrees, but it will still be hotter than normal and humidity will be higher than normal as well, impacting how it feels outside. The higher dew points will also impact Swamp Cooler performance today. High pressure remains in place off the Baja
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Like yesterday, we are feeling the heat across the Coachella Valley! High temperatures range from 106°-109°, as of 3:30 p.m. A subtle increase in cloud cover through the evening hours can be expected along with a northwest breeze 10-15 MPH. The same ridge of high pressure that has been building over the west continues is
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Highs hit 110 yesterday and will match or exceed that again this afternoon under a strong ridge of high pressure that will linger over the region through Saturday. Beneath that dome of high pressure, a bit of moisture is trapped at the surface, causing dew points to be a bit higher than we’re used to
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A warm day in the desert, very similar to yesterday with high temperatures near 110°. Average for the date is 104°. A ridge of high pressure across the west will provide the warmth through the week with temperatures 5°-7° above the average high. An increase in cloud cover begins Tuesday afternoon and will persist into
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Heat Advisories have been posted for a lot of the state, but not for the Coachella Valley despite forecasted highs above 110 degrees. A broad ridge of highs pressure has moved into the Western US, and will keep us sunny and above normal temperature-wise through the entire week. Under that ridge of high pressure, Ozone
Continue Reading Temperatures are slowly warming up as high pressure continues to build over Southern California. Palm Springs was warmer today by 1°. That trend continues as we head into the upcoming week. Temperatures reaching 111° on Tuesday, which look to be the warmest days of the week. Temperatures will cool down slightly by Thursday, but still
Continue Reading Temperatures will remain above normal in the triple digits for the week ahead. Today, the normal is 103°. A ridge of high pressure is building over California and it will result in a gradual warming trend through the middle of the coming week. This will keep temperatures warmer than where they should be this time
Continue ReadingHappy Summer Solstice! Today at 2:43 p.m. the summer season began and that means it’s the longest day and shortest night of the year. The summer season runs through September 22. For us here in the desert, summer means those triple digits are here to stay. Today, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 107°.
Continue Reading Temperatures will be a few degrees above average moving into this afternoon for the start of summer! The average today for Palm Springs is 103°. Through the weekend, temperatures will be on the rise as a ridge of high pressure builds along the west. Gusty westerly winds will return Saturday afternoon and evening for wind
Continue Reading A gradual warming trend is with us as temperatures exceed yesterday’s highs by 3°. The rest of the evening will be a slow cooling into the low 90s around 9:00 p.m. paired with clear skies. A ridge of high pressure building over the west coast is responsible for our rising temperatures as we close out
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Highs will begin to warm up as we move through the weekend and into next week. High pressure aloft will arrive along with the Summer Solstice tomorrow. Today, highs will remain near seasonal norms before climbing. That ridge of high pressure will be a prominent and persistent feature of the forecast well into next week,
Continue Reading A very seasonal day in the desert with high temperatures in the low 100s. A breezy northwest wind will be present through the evening hours, cooling temperatures into the low 90s around 8:00 and 9:00 p.m. Each day moving forward will be slightly warmer than the day prior as a weak ridge of high pressure
Continue Reading Temperatures have stayed near seasonal through this week because of a trough of low pressure keeping cooler air filtering in from the west. As this area of low pressure weakens, temperatures will be warming up this weekend. By next week, some areas could reach up to 110° here on the valley floor. Winds will stay
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Clear skies and mild conditions continue today, with lower wind speeds this afternoon and evening as a weak trough crosses SoCal. Winds will max out below 20 mph on the Valley floor today for the most part, with gustier conditions in the traditionally wind-prone areas north of the I-10. The Marine Layer remains fairly strong
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