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Yesterday severe storms ripped through areas of Riverside and San Bernardino counties, dropping heavy rain, hail and producing gusty winds with frequent lightning. Rainfall totals near Hemet beat 1.50″ and caused a Flash Flood Warning. Today, dew points are equally high (and will remain high through tomorrow) giving rise to the possibility of more storms
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The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… San Bernardino County until 200 PM PDT. At 1253 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over AngelusOaks, or 7 miles northwest of Forest Falls, moving west at 5 mph. The storm packs 70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect until 1pm for areas of Riverside County including: Moreno Valley, Hemet, East Hemet, San Jacinto, Winchester, Valle Vista as strong gusty winds and hail have been reported from a very active cell. The severe thunderstorm was located near Valle Vista, about 7 miles east of Hemet, moving northwest
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The humidity continues to stream into the region as monsoon moisture flows in from the Southeast. Dew points will remain elevated through Wednesday. That elevated humidity will increase the chance of mountain and high desert storms, and also give rise to thunderstorms in the Inland Empire this afternoon. We remain under an Excessive Heat Warning
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The Excessive Heat Warning was extended through Thursday at 10 pm as high pressure keeps us under the grip of extreme heat. High pressure is also helping to funnel in more humidity for the next few days, which trapping heat at the surface. Dew points are rising, which means a better chance of scattered storms
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Palm Springs tied the previous daytime high record this afternoon for a second day in a row, hitting 117 degrees this afternoon. That ties the record of 117, most recently hit in 2019 and 2015. The first year we reached 117 on this date was in 1927. And 117 is likely not the high for
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Heat, coupled with some Monsoon Moisture, is the weather story over the weekend and into next week. The Excessive Heat Warning goes into effect today at noon and covers a wide swath of the Desert Southwest. We tied record highs in both Palm Springs (116) and Thermal (117) yesterday and are likely to threaten records
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Heat and humidity will both be issues in the forecast through the weekend. An Excessive Heat Warning will be in effect from Noon tomorrow until 9 p.m. Monday. Monsoonal moisture wrapping around an area of high pressure will continue to flow into the Desert Southwest through much of the weekend, increasing dew points and relative
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The Excessive Heat Watch has expanded to include the Coachella Valley (and will become a Warning as we move into Friday). Areas to our East and South are already under that warning. Hurricane Elida (soon to drop to tropical storm strength) will conspire to bring a touch of monsoonal humidity to the region tomorrow and
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An Excessive Heat Warning covers areas from the Coachella Valley all the way to Tucson, and now includes the Inland Empire as well. That, coupled with the Coastal Heat Advisory, is in place until 9 p.m. Sunday. Speaking of Coastal areas, the East Coast is under threat of Hurricane Isaias, which is threatening to make
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Highs will climb to near record (and near all-time record) levels as we move into the weekend. Both a Heat Advisory and an Excessive Heat Warning are in place through Saturday. Highs could match the 121 degree reading we hit on July 12th. These temperatures are dangerous for people and pets, so take serious precautions
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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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