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Expect partly cloudy skies today as weak low pressure system moves through, bringing some gusty winds, and dropping daytime highs by about ten degrees from yesterday’s temps. Wind speeds may reach 25mph on the Valley floor, with 40mph gusts possible North of the freeway as we move through the afternoon and evening. Even Saturday remains
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As a weak storm system nears the west coast, onshore flow is strengthening. This will result is a breezy evening for the Coachella Valley. Gusty conditions arrive Friday. Light showers, and even some high elevation snow, are expected through the day as this quick moving system treks across Southern California on Friday. Isolated thunderstorms are
Continue Reading We’re expecting sunshine and warm conditions, though not as warm as yesterday’s 89 degree reading. Winds will start to kick up later this afternoon. Winds will increase as an area of low pressure drops in from the North, bringing partly cloudy skies and cooler temps for Friday and Saturday. Winds will be gusty, but not
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The desert felt a big warm up today! Palm Springs climbed 6° following yesterday’s high of 83°. It’s warmer, but just five degrees above average, so not anything extreme. High pressure will continue to keep the Coachella Valley warm, sunny and dry into Thursday as an area of low pressure will near the west coast.
Continue Reading Today and tomorrow the Valley will enjoy temps in the eighties, but Friday a weak system to the North descends into SoCal, bringing some gusty winds and modestly cooler temps. The system is fairly anemic, and while it will be breezy late Thursday into Friday, with partly cloudy skies, the biggest changes will be temperatures
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It hasn’t felt too much like the season with unsettled weather being a common occurrence this month. Today’s warm up into the 80s across the valley floor has brought us to “normal”. While still breezy, this Tuesday brought us weaker winds than yesterday where Whitewater recorded a peak gust of 52 MPH. High temperatures in
Continue Reading The winds have eased off as an upper level disturbance moves out of California, making today warmer and less gusty than the two previous days. The breezes may return late Friday, but for now we are on course for seasonal highs (low-to-mid 80s) and comfortable conditions through the end of the week. Today, while warmer
Continue Reading Windy weather for the second day in a row with gusts surpassing 50 MPH in wind-prone areas, like Whitewater. Palm Springs International Airport has recorded a peak gust of 35 MPH as of this afternoon. The wind will stick around past sunset but will gradually weaken through the night. Expect breezy conditions to remain into
Continue Reading Expect a sunny pleasant day, but winds will be persistent, especially near and North of the freeway in the usually wind-prone areas as a weak trough still stirs up gusty winds. Gusts will range between 20mph to 30mph today, tapering off this evening and into tomorrow, but it will remain breezy tomorrow as well. The
Continue Reading A Wind Advisory is in effect for the Coachella Valley through 8 a.m. Monday morning. Sustained westerly winds from 20-30 mph are expected, with gusts on the valley floor reaching up to 45 mph. Stronger gusts can be expected through and below the San Gorgonio Pass. Today was cooler than normal in Palm Springs, reaching
Continue Reading The high temperature in Palm Springs yesterday reached 79°. The average temperature for today is 84°. Temperatures will remain below the average for the next few days. A weak upper-level trough will lift moist air in place along and west of the mountains. Some light precipitation will be possible for the mountains and areas west,
Continue Reading Warmer and drier conditions today with a high of 79° in Palm Springs. Temperatures will be in the upper 70s for most of the area tomorrow. Conditions will be a bit breezy for Easter Sunday, with double-digit gusts expected for parts of the valley floor. Temperatures will continue to warm up as high pressure builds
Continue Reading Since April 6th, Palm Springs International Airport has picked up on 1.08″ of rainfall. On April 10th, they tied the record rainfall amount of 0.35″, replacing the 1965 record. The slow moving area of low pressure that brought cooler temperatures and rainfall to the Coachella Valley is pushing east. Behind it, temperatures will warm up
Continue Reading Light rain has been falling across the desert for most of this Friday and it’s not over just yet. While rain remains on the lighter side, it’s been steady and runoff can also attribute to localized flooding. Never attempt to cross a flooded roadway. Turn around; don’t drown. These are the cumulative rainfall totals from
Continue Reading Rainfall dropped off overnight, but resumed in the early morning with light showers. However, a band of stronger rain is off to the West, so the Flash Flood Watch has been extended until 8 p.m. this evening. The Winter Storm Warning above 5,500 feet is also still in effect. A cut-off area of low pressure
Continue Reading Rainfall totals continue to rise for desert communities. Palm Springs picked up 0.05″ today and that sends the total for the week over 0.70″. The reason for the lingering wet weather is a slow-moving low pressure system. This will move east and out of the region by the weekend. A Flash Flood Watch remains in
Continue Reading The rain ended yesterday, but it’s only a pause in the rainfall. More is expected later today and overnight as an area of low pressure lingers over the region. The Flash Flood Watch for the area has been extended through 5pm tomorrow evening as heavy rain is possible through tomorrow morning. Rain would be heaviest
Continue Reading A wet Wednesday morning across the desert added to the rainfall totals for desert cities ranging from 0.50″ to more than an inch! Thermal recorded 0.49″ today setting a new rainfall record for the date. The previous record was 0.34″ in 2016. The wet weather will be sticking around the region for the remainder of
Continue ReadingAfter waiting for the rain to return, it finally did with significant results here in the Valley: In addition to those numbers, areas in the pass received more than 2″ of rain, and in the San Bernardino mountains, Lytle Creek took in over 7″ of rain. Snow reached 14″ at Green Valley Lake, 4″ at
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How much rain has fallen? These were the amounts received as of 10:00 p.m. Tuesday: A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Wednesday evening for all of the Coachella Valley and High Desert due to possible heavy rains and runoff that could cause flash flooding, especially in low lying areas. The very slow-moving low
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