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We topped out at 115 yesterday, and will likely repeat that again today as highs soar. The Excessive Heat Watch has become a warning, and a Heat Advisory has been issued for areas to our West lasting through Saturday. A broad ridge of high pressure dominates the entire Western US, and will do so through
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High pressure building in continues to raise temps well above seasonal normals. Air quality has dropped into the “Moderate” range based on increasing Ozone levels at the surface, and may continue to deteriorate. Excessive Heat Warnings and Watches remain up across the region, and will last into the weekend. Highs are headed towards the 118
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Highs are headed back above 115 degrees, prompting an Excessive Heat Watch for later this week, which will become an Excessive Heat Warning. High pressure once again building in (a typical summertime patter for the Valley) will result in dangerous heat from Thursday through Sunday. Expect the heat to peak on Saturday, just below the
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A large ridge of high pressure will bring some of the hottest days we’ve seen all year right here to the Coachella Valley. Highs over the weekend will reach close to 118 degrees, but in order to tie or beat those records, we’ll need to reach 120 or hotter: The best chance to meet or
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High pressure builds in over the entire Desert Southwest for the weekend, prompting an Excessive Heat Warning for the region through Monday. There may be a small bit of monsoonal moisture rising up from the Southeast as Tropical Storm Cristina circulates farther out into the Pacific. The large ridge of high pressure should protect us
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Highs will start to warm up in earnest tomorrow as high pressure builds into the Western states. We’ll see near record level heat across most of the Desert Southwest including our Valley. The hint of monsoonal activity seems to be moving farther south as the ridge of high pressure will dominate the surface map and
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Highs today will be about a cool as we’ll see all week long, topping out near 108 as high pressure has retreated to the East a bit. With that, air quality has hovered in the “Moderate” range, and will do so through tomorrow into Friday. That area of high pressure will retrograde back toward Southern
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High temperatures are trending downward after hitting 115 on Sunday. Yesterday, we topped out at 113, and today will be slightly cooler as high pressure retreats to the East. Despite the lower numbers expected today through midweek, an Excessive Heat Watch (likely to become an Excessive Heat Warning) has been issued for the weekend, with
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A Smoke Advisory was issued yesterday for the Valley by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) which will last at least this afternoon as a mulch fire near Thermal continues to funnel smoke into the Valley. High pressure over head keeps highs above average, closing in on 110 again today as it circulates
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The Wind Advisory for the Coachella Valley has expired, but remain in effect to our West, covering much of the Inland Empire and Coastal areas through Orange, LA and Ventura counties. The gusty winds stuck around a bit this morning but are expected to slowly relax as we head into the afternoon. Highs today will
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And area of low pressure arrives, bringing moderately gusty winds (particularly for the evening hours) as we head into the weekend, but it is also dropping daytime highs by 15 degrees! There is also now a Wind Advisory in effect through Sunday morning. The low pressure cell will circulate through over the weekend with the
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We hit 115 yesterday, the hottest day of the year thus far (an important distinction). And Thermal set a record for the day as well at 115, besting the 114 record set in 2016. While we aren’t like to threaten records, the heat remains with us today. An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect until
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Highs are going soar today, headed for 110 or hotter, as the Excessive Heat Watch becomes and Excessive Heat Warning, lasting into Thursday evening. By Thursday evening an area of low pressure will moves towards the California Coast, enhancing winds and bringing some cooler numbers into play for Friday and the weekend. Highs today (and
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Despite an area of low pressure lingering off the coast, highs today will surpass those of yesterday (102) and continue to climb through tomorrow. That low pressure system will funnel partly cloudy skies into the region today. You can expect partly cloudy skies and slightly increased humidity and dew point values throughout the afternoon and
Continue Reading Temperatures are slowly heading in the right direction, getting closer to seasonal norms. Despite that, we are still under an Excessive Heat Warning until 7 p.m. today. As was the case most of the week, high pressure continues to trap Ozone at the surface, pushing our AQI into the “Moderate” range today, which is actually
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The Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect through tomorrow evening at 7 p.m. as we watch temps once again soar to near 110 degrees. Temperatures today will be commensurate with yesterday’s numbers, so the usual precautions against heat stroke and dehydration are still in place. High pressure begins to shrink and move East by tomorrow,
Continue ReadingThe Excessive Heat Warning continues today, with highs expected to top out near 112, tying the record from 1968. The temps today will rival those of yesterday. High pressure across the Desert Southwest keeps the heat upon us through Friday before we see any relief in sight. It will also trap Ozone at the surface,
Continue ReadingThe heat is coming back in a serious way! Today, we expect near seasonal highs in the mid-nineties, and tomorrow as well, but by Sunday we’re into the triple digits and an excessive heat watch will become an excessive heat warning from the 25th through the 29th. Today, a weak trough up North will give
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A trough digging in to the Pacific NW will push cooler air into the region today, along with gusty winds, resulting in comfortable daytime highs and a Wind Advisory through tomorrow morning. Those gusty winds will likely be in the 20-25mph range with some gusts close to 40mph in the late afternoon and evening hours
Continue Reading Yesterday’s crippling 110 bested a decades old record of 107. Today, we’ll be slightly cooler, but not much. The Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect until 9 p.m. and then we’ll some more significant cooling into next week. Winds will become breezy this afternoon and evening as high pressure weakens, and a trough develops into
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