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After a bout of gusty winds last night, we’ll be cooler than the 105 we clocked yesterday, but triple digits are still the main ingredient in the forecast all the way through the week ahead. An Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect until 9 AM Thursday. High pressure will build back in today, keeping highs
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Palm Springs hit 105° today! That makes it the hottest day of 2020 so far and the triple digits aren’t going away just yet. We’re about 15° above seasonal average, which is why an Excessive Heat Warning is in place for the Coachella Valley. That warning has been extended through 9 p.m. on Thursday with
Continue Reading Yesterday, Palm Springs got one degree shy of the record. The high temperature reached 103° and the record was 104° set back in 1926. Today’s record is much higher, 109°. We will remain below the record today and below the average of 87°. The reason temperatures continue to stay warm is because of a ridge
Continue Reading Temperatures are staying in the triple digits for most of this upcoming week. That’s about 15° above seasonal average. Today, Palm Springs came up just one degree short of the record high set back in 1926. An Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect for the Coachella Valley through Sunday evening, with temperatures up to 105°
Continue Reading A ridge of high pressure will dominate the weather pattern this weekend and again next week. This ridge of high pressure, for Saturday, will leave temperatures near 15° above seasonal average. The average for Palm Springs today is 87°. The record high temperature for Palm Springs today is 104° set back in 1926. We will
Continue Reading For the second day in a row, valley cities have warmed into the triple digits. And for the the second day, Thermal has tied the record high for today’s date in the city. Palm Springs has done the same. Heat alerts are in places across Southern California. For the Coachella Valley, an Excessive Heat Warning
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After tying the previous record at Thermal yesterday (101), we’re likely to see more of those near-record triple digits all weekend and well into next week. For that reason, a Heat Advisory (not for the Valley) remains in effect in the Inland Empire and coastal areas. High pressure is the culprit and will remain in
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Yesterday we were able to say “it’s the hottest day of the year so far”.Today we can say the exact same thing. Palm Springs recorded a high temperature of 101 degrees this afternoon, making it the first day the city has hit the century mark in 2020! Wait for the sun to set for temperatures
Continue Reading Yesterday, the numbers were impressive, and the hottest thus far this year, but today we’ll see triple digits instead of high-nineties (98 PSP, 99 TRM yesterday). A Heat Advisory has been issued for areas to our West including the Inland Empire, Orange, San Diego and Los Angeles counties, but we are not presently included in
Continue Reading The heat is on! So long 80s, hello 90s, and 100s, we see you!Today is the warmest day of the year (so far) and we’re only continuing to stray away from the norm (86°) the rest of the week. Triple digit temperatures are moving into the valley tomorrow and even those to our west will
Continue Reading Low pressure is moving out, high pressure is moving in, and we’re expecting a major warm up as all that happens. This broad blocking ridge of high pressure will push temps in the middle nineties this afternoon, and hotter thereafter. With triple digits back in the forecast, we’ll be close to records, but just shy
Continue Reading Here’s a look at some of the strongest gusts as of 4:00 p.m.: The wind stays breezy through the evening before weakening for Wednesday. High pressure is building in from the west will bring the first heat event of the season. Ready or not, here it comes! The warmest Palm Springs has been in 2020
Continue Reading The winds have been very gusty despite the lack of a wind advisory, but those gusts remain steady at 25 to 40 mph. Whitewater, traditionally more windy, is holding true to that. A weak area of low pressure is sliding through, creating the instability and gusty conditions. It will be far enough away tomorrow for
Continue Reading Palm Springs recorded a high temperature of 83° — one degree warmer than yesterday. Here’s a look at some of the strongest gusts as of 10:00 p.m.: The wind continues Tuesday with gusts averaging 30-40 MPH across the low desert. The wind will relax on Wednesday as temperatures climb into the mid 90s. This will
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Some gusty winds around the valley thanks to an area of low pressure to our North which is bringing rain to the central coast, and winds elsewhere… Expect winds today to be between 15 mph and 25 mph, particularly closer to the freeway in the wind-prone areas of the valley. Highs will be near seasonal
Continue Reading Temperatures are slowly starting to warm up near seasonal average. That warming trend will continue this week, as high pressure moves in. Monday will be similar to today, with breezy conditions sticking around and temperatures remaining slightly below normal. Gusty conditions will continue through Tuesday morning. But, that high pressure is going to be strengthening
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Yesterday, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 78°. The average for this time of the year was 85°. Today, the average sits at 86°. Temperatures will be warmer today but still below the seasonal average. Several disturbances will provide weak troughing over California Monday and Tuesday. Temperatures in the desert will remain in the
Continue Reading It was a breezy Saturday in the Coachella Valley and those winds will be sticking around into Sunday as a trough of low pressure is replaced by high pressure building. The winds will weaken throughout the day Sunday. Temperatures were below seasonal average today, and that will continue for the next couple of days as
Continue Reading The normal high temperature for Palm Springs today is 85°. Temperatures for Saturday afternoon will remain in the upper 70s. The reason is because of a weak trough of low pressure. This weak trough of low pressure will being a deep marine layer and showers for areas along and west of the mountains today. For
Continue Reading The low pressure system that arrived in Southern California early this morning is moving across the state bringing light precipitation to the mountains and High Desert. Here’s a look at some of the strongest gusts across the desert as of 11:00 p.m.: Gusty winds will continue to be felt across the desert through the night.
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