On Friday, Palm Springs reached 105°. The average is 97° for this time of year, dropping to 96° by Sunday. Temperatures will remain in the triple digits through the weekend and even next week ahead. We don’t get a glimpse of double digit temperatures. A ridge of high pressure is building now and will continue
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An average high for today’s date is 97° but Palm Springs reached 105° earlier this afternoon. Similar conditions are expected as we prepare to close out the week and head into the weekend with high pressure still playing a role for the desert southwest. Some positive news for the desert includes the expiration of the
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Highs will be close to 105 today, which is about 8 degrees above average! Some good news amidst the hot forecast: The Smoke Advisory has been canceled for the Coachella Valley, but remains in effect for areas to our West closer to the Bobcat Fire. Because of the reduction in smoke, our Air Quality is
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Temperatures are 10°+ higher than the date’s average high temperature (97°). Similar conditions are expected as we prepare to close out the week and head into the weekend with high pressure still playing a role for the desert southwest. Air quality around the Coachella Valley is in the ‘Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups’ category this afternoon.
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Smoke Advisory continues through this afternoon for the Coachella Valley. Air Quality remains in the “Moderate” range this morning. A storm system to our North will bring rain and even snow to the Pacific Northwest. It might provide a modest drop in temperatures here, but not for long. As we head through the weekend, and
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Highs remain above the date’s average of 98°. Palm Springs has peaked at 107° so far this afternoon. Triple digit temperatures will remain 5-10° above normal through the remainder of this week. Air quality is in the ‘moderate’ category this afternoon. as of 3:30 p.m. The Smoke Advisory related to the Bobcat and El Dorado fires has
Continue Reading For the first day of fall on Tuesday, the high temperature in Palm Springs reached 107°. Through the rest of the week temperatures will not see much change. A ridge of high pressure in place for Wednesday will keep temperatures above the average of 98°. By Thursday and Friday, this ridge of high pressure will
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High pressure over the region will keep highs above average through the rest of the week, and into the weekend as well. A Smoke Advisory has been extended through today, but air quality has been impacted less in recent days. Today we’re in the “Good” range. Smoke and haze are still a possibility for us,
Continue Reading The autumnal equinox occurred at 6:30 a.m. marking the official start of the fall season. Equi = equal, nox = night. We’re experiencing a break from the high heat but it’s still not very fall-like, even for the desert. Palm Springs recorded a high of 107° this afternoon. An average high for today’s date is
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The Autumnal Equinox occurred at 6:30 this morning ushering the fall season, but we’re still looking at summer-like temps. Highs today will top out near 105, which is only marginally cooler than yesterday. Despite still being under a Smoke Advisory issued by the SCAQMD, we continue to see decent Air Quality readings. An area of
Continue Reading We continue to track wildfire smoke throughout Southern California. The Snow fire, closest to home, is over 6,000 acres and 38% contained. The smoke from the Bobcat fire and El Dorado fire continue to impact locations around the area. Overnight into Tuesday, most of the smoke looks to remain over areas in the high desert
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Air Quality started out in the “Good” range today, but has slipped into “Moderate”, but we are seeing less in the way of smoke today. Despite the improvement, we remain under a smoke advisory from the SCAQMD through this evening. Most of the smoke is coming from the Bob Cat fire in Los Angeles County,
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The Coachella Valley is still under a Smoke Advisory, at least through tomorrow. The South Coast Air Quality Management District extended the advisory due to the El Dorado, Snow and Bobcat fires still burning in Southern California. As of this evening, air quality in the Coachella Valley is considered “good.” Though, some isolated areas closer
Continue Reading Saturday, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 108°. The average has finally dropped below triple digits at 99°! The record for Saturday was 114°. Temperatures will see a slow cooling trend through Wednesday. South Coast AQMD has extended a Smoke Advisory for our area to go through Sunday. Through the morning on Sunday winds
Continue Reading Temperatures are slowly cooling down this week. Yesterday, Palm Springs hit a high of 110°, today was two degrees cooler. Seasonal average has finally dropped into the 90s, but we’ll be above average all week long. Tomorrow is forecasted to be a couple degrees cooler than today, with temperatures reaching the low 100s by mid-week.
Continue Reading Friday, Palm Springs reached 110°. The average on Friday was 100° and drops to 99° Saturday! We are finally tracking average temperatures below the triple digits. Unfortunately, temperatures will remain above average for the next week ahead. A ridge of high pressure positioned to the east will keep temperatures warm in Southern California Saturday. By
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A Smoke Advisory remains in effect by South Coast Air Quality Management District as multiple wildfires continue to produce large amounts of smoke. Read the details about the active advisories here. Air quality Friday afternoon is in the ‘moderate’ category. as of 3:00 p.m. Smoke from the El Dorado fire will affect more of the
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We continue under a Smoke Advisory again today as the Snow Creek and El Dorado fires burn just West of the Valley, and winds are likely to kick up this afternoon bringing more smoke in. As winds strengthen this afternoon and evening, we’re likely to see a increase in smoke and a decrease in air
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So much for the cool down beginning today! Smoke aloft was much thinner allowing for more warming at the surface. Palm Springs reached 113° this afternoon and Thermal set a record high temperature! A Smoke Advisory remains in effect across most of Riverside County. This continues to be a result of smoke from the El Dorado fire
Continue Reading A ridge of high pressure is delivering the heat to the west and the Coachella Valley is feeling the warmth today! Palm Springs recorded a high temperature of 111° this afternoon. An average high for today’s date is 101°. Temperatures will begin to cool Thursday with the cooling trend continuing into the weekend ahead. Aside
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