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Cloudy skies still blanketed the Coachella Valley this morning, keeping morning temperatures very mild to start the day. The clouds made for some beautiful sunset and sunrise pictures, like these from Carey Shows (check out that double rainbow!) and Mary Chavez. A front moves through tonight, enhancing winds up to our North, a Wind Advisory
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We awoke to light rain in the Valley, but it has since moved through, leaving some rainbows in it’s place. The next round of showers is pushing in for the afternoon along with very chilly conditions. Rainfall totals were modest here, but more significant elsewhere, for full rain totals around the region, click here. We
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Heavy rain, snow and heavy runoff are all part of the scenario heading into the overnight hours tonight as a storm approaches. The threat of heavy rains in the mountain areas scarred by recent wildfires creates an increased risk of mudslides and flooding hazards. A mandatory evacuation order has been issued for residents of neighborhoods
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This morning’s lows were not quite as chilly as yesterday’s but certainly cold enough! The views remain spectacular from the Valley floor, as indicated by this shot sent to us from Rob Churchwell. You can send us your photos and more simply use share@kesq.com! A storm system (third in a row) arrives late tomorrow here
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A Frost Advisory expired at 9 AM, but chilly conditions linger behind the storm of yesterday. Morning lows were deep in to the thirties this morning, with East Valley lows hovering near freezing! The system dropped significant rain across the Valley, bringing our rainfall since January 1 to 0.42″, a half-inch below normal. The cold
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Rain showers started early this morning and will continue sporadically through the early afternoon. So far, West Valley locations have received about a quarter inch of rain. The bulk of the rainfall has moved through but the airmass over Southern California remains very unstable, so there are still shower possibilities through the day. Even a
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Today we start off with sunny skies that will give way to clouds by this evening as a storm approaches. The low pressure center brings rain and snow, along with sharply cooler temps into play through most of next week. Because of that, Winter Weather Advisories as well as Wind Advisories are posted for the
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Another round of showers is making it’s way toward the Valley, so East Valley residents are likely to see a little bit more precipitation before the day is over. A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until midnight. That watch covers the entire Coachella Valley, and much of San Diego and Imperial counties as well.
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High Wind Warnings are up, stretching from Desert Hot Springs through the pass along the I-10 corridor all the way to the Coast as an area of low pressure develop over coastal Southern California. The low will also bring rain and snow to the mountains, with a Winter Weather Advisory posted above 5,500 feet. There
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As the Bonita burns near Mountain Center (updates on the air and here on KESQ.com) winds are gusting and highs are reaching record peaks. Dew points remain bone dry, so the Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 4 PM today. Above average temperatures dominate the Western US, and will last through the weekend. Palm
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Despite cloudy skies today the atmosphere is very dry, with wind advisories and a Red Flag Warning for much of SoCal. The Desert is adjacent to but not included in either of those. Only breezy conditions expected here on the Valley floor despite the relative proximity of the Wind Advisory in the high desert. We
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Skies cleared out in the early morning hours as a front began slipping through SoCal. That front enhanced winds with Wind Advisories up in areas surrounding (but not including) the Coachella Valley. Winds North of the 10 Freeway could reach 30mph but the stronger gusts will be in high desert locations from Twentynine Palms to
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High pressure moves in as we hit the final weekend of fall. So expect breezy conditions and highs warming up a bit. Because the anticipated off-shore winds, a Wind Advisory is up for portion of the Southland around Los Angeles, but it does not impact the Coachella Valley. Highs today will warmer today than yesterday’s
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Cool front to our North is spreading clouds across the region that will stay with us through mid-afternoon before clearing out. Because of that, highs will stay in the upper sixties this afternoon with light breezes. The front moves through later today, and will take the clouds out of the picture for tomorrow. The front
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High pressure is building in from the West, but there are still areas of gusty winds, and the airmass remains fairly cool. A Wind Advisory remains in effect through Noon near LA. Seasonal conditions expected today as cool air pours in from up North, keeping highs near 70. Through the week, highs hold close to
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Skies are clear and temperatures cool as we kick off the week. A weak front to our East will increase winds this afternoon, but those winds will remain below advisory status. The nearest wind advisory is North of LA. That front will keep temperatures in check today, and the cooler air sticks around most of
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Skies will remain partly cloudy today and an area of low pressure spins just off the Nortern Baja Coast. This will provide some cloud cover throughout today. Underneath that circulation, a Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 10 p.m. today as fire danger remains critically high. The area is also under a High Wind
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A cut-off low pressure system lingers over SoCal bringing cloud cover and holding temps to the lower seventies today and into tomorrow Partly cloudy skies will stick around until the low finally drifts farther South. Despite that, a Red Flag Warning has reappeared, with strong off-shore winds developing that will push dew points lower, and
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Critical fire weather remains in place over Southern California through most of the weekend as wildfires burn to our West. The Red Flag Warning is up through 6PM tomorrow for portions of Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. Some reasonably cool air is still sliding in from the North, along with those off-shore winds.
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Highs will be slightly cooler today, but the intense NE Santa Ana winds continue to dry out the atmosphere and pose critical fire danger to SoCal. The Red Flag Warning remains in effect through Saturday due to the prolonged Santa Ana wind event. In addition the High Wind Warning roughly matching the boundaries of the
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