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First Alert Forecast

Heating up as we hit the weekend

A broad area of high pressure is moving in, heating temps into the weekend and beyond. That ridge will bringing hotter than normal conditions throughout the desert Southwest. The atmosphere will remain quite dry, so you can use those evaporative coolers today with dew points down the teens. Expect mid-and-upper 90s for the weekend. Breezy

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Heating up for the weekend

A ridge of high pressure moving in will provide calmer and warmer conditions all weekend long. The Jetstream also moves a little farther North, allowing us to warm up well into the 90s Friday-Monday. The warming trend begins today, with highs reaching the upper 80s. Even into next week, our highs will remain above average,

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Gusty start to the day

A Wind Advisory remains in effect until 11 this morning, and it will remain breezy through most of the day. Along with the windy conditions, some cooler temps are dropping into the region thanks to a shift in the Jetstream. At the surface, a weak front is just North of the Valley, enhancing winds. Winds

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Gusty winds cool the forecast

An area of low pressure moving through will increase winds through the overnight hours. A Wind Advisory will be in effect from 2 p.m. this afternoon until 11 a.m. tomorrow. Those winds will drop temps significantly after we reached triple digits on Monday for the first time in 2023. Cooler conditions will prevail through Friday

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Warming trend is underway

High pressure and a retreating Jetstream will lead to highs in the 90s by Easter Weekend. The high pressure at the surface is also indicative of the Jetstream moving farther North, a normal occurrence this time of year. Today, highs will cap out in the upper 70s. Moving through the weekend and into next week

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Warming trend on the way

High pressure builds in over the next few days, raising temps and keep skies mostly clear. This morning chilly conditions still persist this morning, prompting another Frost Advisory for the Inland Empire that expired at 8 a.m. Highs will also be below average today, still hovering in the lower seventies. Heading into the weekend highs

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Calm and warmer into the weekend

A ridge of high pressure builds in over the Western US today and through the weekend. This will bring some warmer weather for the weekend, but not much longer than that. Skies are clear this morning, after a storm system brought gusty winds throughout the Valley. Modestly warmer conditions last until Monday, when colder air

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Clearing and cool today

The First Alert Weather Alert has ended as showers taper off. An area of low pressure will gradually exit th region, but snow showers in the mountains will continue. Fresh snow above 5,000 feet is impressive, as this view of Long Valley near the Mountain Tram Station shows. A Winter Storm Warning has been extended

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Another storm on the way

Rainfall over the weekend was sparse but still significant when adding up the totals over several days: Another winter storm, this one smaller in scope than the weekend storm, will arrive in SoCal today, and bring a chance of snow and rain through early Wednesday. A Winter Weather Advisory will be in effect for local

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