The National Weather Service is keeping us under an Excessive Heat Warning until Wednesday evening at 8PM. Tuesday, temperatures as high as 118° were possible and Wednesday’s high temperature could peak at 114°F. Both yesterday and today, we tied the record high temperature for the day at 118°F in Palm Springs. Today, Thermal was one
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Today we should see dew points and humidity readings start to dry up a bit heading into the weekend as monsoonal flow moves farther east. By this evening, it should feel less muggy out there. Temperatures remain fairly close to our seasonal averages through the weekend, but we are expecting a warm-up into next week.
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Heavy rainfall expected from late Saturday through Monday could produce flooding and power outages and Hilary moves up from Baja. A Flood Watch will be in place from 11 a.m. Saturday until 5 p.m. Monday as the storm brings the potential for long periods of heavy rain. In addition to the Flood Watch, a Tropical
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We remain under an Excessive Heat Warning through 8 p.m. today, and the Inland Empire is also under a Heat Advisory as highs will again be in the one-teens. We’ll see slight drier condition today and tomorrow, then a major system moves in late Saturday. Hurricane Hilary is moving steadily up along the coast of
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An Excessive Heat Warning will be in effect from 10 a.m. today through 8 p.m. tomorrow as temperatures climb above 110. A Heat Advisory is also in effect for the Inland Empire and San Diego County inland valleys. This is coupled with monsoon moisture that continues to flow in from the Southeast. A bigger surge
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Temperatures are on the rise as we move into midweek. An Excessive Heat Warning is in place from 10 a.m. Wednesday until 8 p.m. Thursday as temps soar above 112 for the Coachella Valley. A Heat Advisory is up for areas West of the Valley for the same time period. Because of lingering humidity, the
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An Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect until 8 p.m. this evening. Moisture from a tropical storm will increase humidity into midweek, and reduce temperatures. Tropical Storm Eugene is losing strength and will become a tropical depression by later today, but moisture from that storm will work it’s way northward by midweek, increasing humidity for
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While the dew points are lower, the temps are heating up for the weekend. An Excessive Heat Warning is in place from Saturday at 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Monday for the entire region. Broad high pressure is spreading excessive heat across mush of the Southern U.S. In these hot conditions please remember to take
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A broad ridge of high pressure is building in across the Southern U.S. which will start to increase temps into the weekend. This has brought much of the moisture we felt earlier this week off to the east as well. The lack of moisture is allowing for higher temperatures across the region. In anticipation of
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117 was the the high yesterday and we may well beat that later this afternoon. Because of the lengthy period of above-average temps, the Excessive Heat Warning has been extended through Friday evening at 8 p.m. There is also still a touch of humidity lingering, so dew points remain above the 50 degree mark, making
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Humidity will linger into today, but gradually dry out as we head into the rest of the week. That ridge of high pressure expands a bit, helping to reduce the humidity and dew points, but increase our temperatures through midweek. Heat is increasing so much so that an Excessive Heat Warning goes into effect today
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The burst of Monsoonal moisture lingers today with dew points in the 60s this morning, there is also a Windblow Dust Advisory in place through Noon tomorrow. That is a result of the potential for convective thunderstorms that could kick up sand an dust around the region. Tomorrow another Excessive Heat Warning goes into effect
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Yesterday’s blistering 119 set a record in Palm Springs, and Thermal also got in on the action setting a record of 117. Today we could reach the existing record of 120. The Excessive Heat Warning continues into tomorrow until 8pm. Highs are expected to push near 120 both today and tomorrow before we see any
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An Excessive Heat Warning and an Air Quality Alert remain in place for the Coachella Valley through Saturday at 8PM. The primary concern for the Air Quality Alert is Ozone as continued excessive heat and sunlight can cause ozone formation near the surface. Little to no changes to the current upper-air pattern are expected into
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Little has changed in our forecast and the Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect until Saturday at 8 p.m. with temps well into the one-teens through much of next week. The Air Quality Alert for elevated ozone and other pollutants has now been extended through Saturday evening as well. Presently, Air Quality in the “GOOD”
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The Excessive Heat Warning continues now through Saturday at 8 p.m. for the Coachella Valley and surrounding areas. We also remain under an Air Quality Alert through this evening as ozone levels and other pollutants continue to increase. Air quality readings this morning remain the “GOOD” or “MODERATE” range. The heatwave gripping the West Coast
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The Excessive Heat Warning has been extended until Friday evening as highs remain near 115. There is also an Air Quality Alert thanks to increased Ozone levels along with other pollutants. There is also a Wildfire Smoke Advisory from the South Coast Air Quality Management District until noon as smoke from nearby wildfires contributes to
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The Excessive Heat Warning remains in place until 8 p.m. Tuesday as temperatures continue to climb. An Air Quality Alert is in place as Ozone and other pollutants collect at the surface underneath the ridge of high pressure over the region. Be aware of the symptoms of heat-related illness, and call 911 if necessary, these
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Highs continue to soar toward the 120 mark as we move into the weekend. A First Alert Weather Alert will be in effect Saturday and Sunday for that reason, and we remain under an Excessive Heat Warning through Tuesday at 8 p.m. The Excessive Heat Warning and other related heat concerns have expanded across the
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An Excessive Heat Warning is now in effect until Monday at 8PM. The National Weather Service may extend the warning again if deemed necessary. A strong ridge of high pressure has taken hold over the desert southwest. The system will continue expand westward. The ridge of high pressure will continue to expand into the weekend,
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