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We’ve been experiencing cooler than normal conditions and that will continue into Sunday, with a trough of low pressure dipping further into Southern California. This will bring with it the chance to see some showers to the west of the Coachella Valley, as well as snow for the San Bernardino Mountains above 5,500 ft. Here
Continue Reading A high of 72 degrees this afternoon will provide a comfortable evening ahead as temperatures cool into the low 60s by 9:00 p.m. A subtle warming will be with us through the weekend with breezy conditions on Sunday. Early next week temperatures will be quick to jump into the 80s.
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A few lingering clouds thanks to a weak low pressure system passing by, which brought snow to the higher elevations of the San Bernardino and Riverside mountains overnight. Cool air lingering will keep us well below normal highs today. That cool air holds us to about 70 degrees (the high we recorded at PSP yesterday)
Continue Reading Woah, it’s been windy! Gusts exceeding 30 MPH have been recorded in both the low and High Desert. The wind isn’t slowing down just yet. Prepare for gusty conditions through the night. The Winter Weather Advisory that went into effect last night has been extended until 8:00 a.m. Friday for elevations above 4,000′ in the
Continue Reading A weak area of low pressure moving across SoCal will bring gusty winds and cooler than normal highs to all of the region, particularly here today, with a Winter Weather Advisory in effect till midnight for the mountains. We don’t expect any rainfall or showers here in the Valley, but there is the potential for
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It’s been a windy day across the desert and the breeze isn’t slowing down anytime soon. Gusts could reach 40-50 MPH in the most wind prone locations while the rest of the valley floor experiences gusts around 30 MPH.The High Desert is under a Wind Advisory for gusts over 40 MPH until 5:00 a.m. Thursday.
Continue ReadingA Winter Weather Advisory is posted for tonight for the mountains of Riverside and San Bernardino counties as an area of low pressure moves past us, bringing cooler weather to the region for Thursday. The low will enhance winds at the surface, and bring a chance of snow at elevations above 4,000 feet. Winds on
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A mere one degree cooler than yesterday is just a sign that the cooling trend has begun and we can expect further cooling through the week. The reason for the cooling is a trough of low pressure that is strengthening onshore flow. Gusty west winds will continue to be a part of our desert’s weather
Continue Reading Skies cleared out beautifully yesterday and this morning we awoke to clear and chilly conditions with a bit of a breeze. That remains true as we head toward the afternoon hours, with a trough of low pressure dropping in from up North. That trough will keep us cooler than normal through Friday, with a slight
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The rain arrived Sunday night and persisted into Monday morning. Accumulation around the desert was minimal while higher totals were recorded across the mountains. As the rain cleared, many were treated to a spectacular rainbow. The photo below shows the view from Morongo Valley. Photo courtesy of Ron Morgan After high temperatures in the 70s,
Continue Reading We picked up light showers this morning, which quickly ended here in the Valley, but continue for parts of the Inland Empire. Those showers resulted very little rain (PSP: 0.02″) but some additional snow in our local mountains above 6,000 feet. A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 1pm. Skies will continue to clear
Continue Reading A low pressure system is bringing us cooler than normal temperatures, along with the chance to see some rain and snow for our local mountains. Most of that rain looks to stick to the west of us here in the Coachella Valley overnight tonight and into Monday morning. Another system moves in mid-week, bringing us
Continue Reading Temperatures continue to be a few degrees below the seasonal normal. In Palm Springs, that normal is 80°. An area of low pressure will continue to push closer to the coast tonight through Monday. This area of low pressure will keep temperatures cool and bring widespread showers to areas west with a slight chance of
Continue Reading Temperatures are staying below seasonal average for Sunday, with more of that cloud cover moving in. Chances for rain join us from Sunday night into Monday. Heavier rainfall is looking to stay west of the Coachella Valley. Rainfall totals look to be about one hundredth of an inch for most of the valley floor. More
Continue Reading The normal high temperature for Palm Springs this time of year is 80°. Temperatures will remain below that through the weekend and even next week. You could stay it still feels like winter instead of spring! We are staying below normal as an area of low pressure moves closer to the coast. This area of
Continue Reading A cloudy and cool Friday in the desert. Cloudy conditions will stick with us through the evening as the mercury slowly cools into the low 60s around 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. The vernal equinox occurred at 8:49 p.m. Thursday making today the first full day of spring despite temperatures not reflecting the season. An average
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We’re expecting a nice weekend, starting with today’s sunshine, punctuated with only some passing clouds moving in from the Coast. A weak area of low pressure will linger off the coast most of the weekend, so we will still see some partly cloudy skies, today’s highs will run about 10 degrees below average. Moving forward,
Continue Reading Another cool day across the desert but warmer than yesterday! A high temperature of 67° was recorded at Palm Springs International Airport. Most of the precipitation has moved eastward but some residual moisture remains in Southern California. This has led to spotty showers across Riverside county. A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for Riverside
Continue Reading The rain of yesterday has departed but left an impressive, record setting total in both Palm Springs and Thermal. Today, cooler air lingers behind the storm system, keeping our highs well below seasonal levels, mainly in the mid-sixties today and tomorrow. There is a Winter Weather Advisory still in effect for the Mountain Communities, with
Continue Reading More rain than originally anticipated squeezed out of the low pressure system that made its way across the Southland today. It doesn’t take a lot of rain to set a record here in the desert. Both Thermal (0.08″) and Palm Springs (0.23″) set a daily rainfall record. The skies have cleared this evening as the
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