The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory beginning Monday evening at 5 p.m. lasting until Tuesday morning at 5 a.m. Winds between 20-30 mph are possible with occasionally stronger gusts. This, along with warm temperatures and overall dry conditions, contribute to a trend toward elevated fire weather through the middle of the upcoming
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While daytime high temperatures will remain below normal this weekend, a warming trend is set to continue. Temperatures are expected to stay in the low 100s as breezy conditions remain. Winds will be the strongest this evening, overnight into Monday morning. Sustained gusts, namely along the I-10 corridor, will be between 30-40 mph. A similar
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Windy evenings continue with our current weather pattern. Here’s a look at expected wind speeds for tonight: Breezy conditions continue into Sunday. Daytime high temperatures remain below normal for this time of year. An average high temperature is 106° for this time of year. Expect clear skies with stronger winds returning by the evening. Low
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Temperatures have been fairly mild for the month of June but that changes this weekend. A trough of high pressure building in the southeast will boost temperatures into the low 100s this weekend. Conditions will get progressively warmer into next week. Temperatures could even rise near 110° by next Friday which will be a slightly
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An Air Quality Alert remains in effect through 6:00 a.m. Saturday for elevated particulate matter from windblown dust. While nights will remain breezy, the strongest winds associated with the trough of low pressure are in the past. Our desert temperatures have been running on the mild side, especially for June, thanks to the same trough.
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Gusty winds overnight will ease today and we’ll keep those cooler-then-normal highs for one more day. A Wind Advisory for the Valley expired at 6 this morning. Highs today will match those of yesterday, in the 90s. The area of low pressure to our North continues to retreat, dropping wind speeds and eventually allowing warmer
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A Wind Advisory is in effect for the Coachella Valley and Riverside County mountains through 6:00 a.m. Friday. Gusts could reach as high as 60 MPH along mountain slopes and through the San Gorgonio Pass. Wind gusts around the valley floor will be weaker but still impactful to Thursday night plans. Gusts in excess of
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A Wind Advisory will be in effect from 2 this afternoon until 6 a.m. Friday. An area of low pressure dropping into the Great Basin will keep those winds gusty, especially overnight, but also hold highs in the middle 90s. Wind speeds will reach 35 m.p.h. into the morning hours of tomorrow. The cooler air
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Today marked the official start of summer (astronomically) and is the longest day of the year. Temperatures today will reach the low triple digits and will be slow to cool once the sun eventually sets. Winds will be fairly gusty the next few days as an area of low pressure meanders down the coast of
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The Solstice arrives at 7:57 a.m. today, with below average highs expected into the first official weekend of the Summer season. Highs today will climb to the lower triple digits, but will fade back into the 90s by tomorrow. A weak trough hovers off the Coast tomorrow and into Friday which will keep us breezy
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Today is the last day of spring (astronomically speaking)! Temperatures today are sitting comfortably below the seasonal average of 105°F. Both Palm Springs and Thermal peaked at 100°. A trough of low pressure will continue to make its way closer to California and should arrive by Thursday. This trough will bring in some upper-level winds,
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While winds will remain a factor in the valley throughout the day, they will be weaker than yesterday’s. Today’s breezy winds will strengthen this evening before calming overnight into Wednesday. Today, sustained gusts could reach 20-35 mph on the valley floor, with the strongest gusts near the interstate and San Gorgonio pass. The low pressure
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A First Alert Weather Alert has been issued for gusty winds that will last through tonight at 11 p.m. During this time, strong winds may create difficult conditions on the roads and reduced visibility. A Wind Advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service and a Windblown Dust Advisory is in place from the
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Saturday is set to be the warmest day of the week and only the third day temperatures have reached the triple digits this month! This weekend warm up is due to a high pressure system building over Mexico which is sending temperatures upwards across the region. This warming trend will be short-lived as a low
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Triple-digit temperatures are back in the desert and for Palm Springs only for the third time this month! The heat and humidity are creating an environment conducive to showers and storms. San Bernardino and Riverside County mountains are experiencing the output this afternoon. High-pressure strengthening over Mexico is providing the heat as we close out
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Highs hit 97 yesterday and we’ll continue to incremental warming into tomorrow. This morning an area of low pressure to our North is dropping some thunderstorms from Vegas in to the High Desert of SoCal. Highs top out near 103 tomorrow, close to seasonal norms, and then a slight cooling trend into early next week.
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Similar to Wednesday, there’s plenty of blue sky around the desert this afternoon. Temperatures have warmed into the upper-90s around the Coachella Valley. This will make for a warm evening ahead for those heading out to VillageFest in Downtown Palm Springs. The sunset is at 7:58 p.m. Friday will become more interesting with a better
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An area of low pressure in the Great Basin will bring breezy and more humid conditions today into tomorrow, with a chance of thunderstorms in the high desert between Twentynine Palms and Las Vegas. The chance of storms will be highest late this evening and into the overnight hours. Friday into the weekend, a ridge
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Another sun-filled day in the desert with some cumulus clouds building over the mountains. Dew point temperatures have ranged from the mid-40s to the mid-50s, creating a more humid environment than yesterday. Air temperatures have also already surpassed yesterday’s highs while still remaining just below the 30-year average for the date. Palm Springs peaked at
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The valley’s mid-June warming trend continues today as temperatures rise into the mid-90s, with a high of 96°. Though temperatures are on the rise, they will stay under the seasonal average of 103° until this weekend. Multiple waves of low pressure are bringing changes to the region. Today’s wave is set to increase the chances
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