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Temperatures are far above seasonal average. That trend continues into the week. Temperatures will cool slowly as the week goes on, but will remain above average. High pressure is staying in control, keeping conditions hot and dry! Overnight lows have been above average, in the 70s. Tomorrow will feel similar to today. Temperatures will drop
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Palm Springs on Saturday reached a high temperature of 108°. The average for Saturday was 94°. This means 2020 has now seen 138 days of triple digit temperatures and counting. Triple digits will carry on through the weekend and most of next week. A ridge of high pressure will slowly push east and allow for
Continue Reading Palm Springs Friday reached a high temperature of 111°. The average is only 94°. This makes 137 days so far in 2020 reaching triple digit temperatures. This breaks the previous record of 135 days from 1958. Triple digit days are also expected to continue through the weekend and next week. A ridge of high pressure
Continue ReadingHeat Advisories and Excessive Heat Warnings continue for parts of Socal, but not for the Valley. Highs will high 110 today, adding to the impressive and unfortunate string of triple digit and 110-plus days we’ve recorded this year so far. Expect the temps this afternoon to be similar to those of yesterday, but slightly lower
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We tied the previous record of 100 degree days, and we’ll continue to add to that record for another few days (or more). Highs today will again soar to near 110, and there are Heat Warnings and Advisories from the I.E. to the Coast and up and down California. Temperatures will climb to the 110s
Continue Reading A 4.9 M earthquake recorded just south of the Salton Sea along with over 40 other earthquakes Wednesday evening. To keep up with this swarm of earthquakes follow this link: https://kesq.com/news/2020/09/30/over-20-small-earthquakes-have-been-recorded-near-the-salton-sea-in-the-past-hour/ The average high temperature in Palm Springs this time of year is 95°. Through this week, and weekend, we are tracking temperatures 10-15° above
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We’re no longer looking a Red Flag Warning today, but parts of the state (much of it) under a Heat Advisory through tomorrow. High pressure again keeping the temps 10-15 degrees above normal. Air quality continues to improve as wildfires are slowed by our firefighters. Temperatures today will rival those of yesterday when we hit
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Red Flag Warnings and Heat Advisories persist today: High pressure dominates the Western US with highs well above average from here to the Coast and up and down California. Air quality remains in the Moderate Range today, with less smoke local wildfires that are now well contained. Yesterday, we hit 108, today will be similar.
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A Heat Advisory for Coastal areas through the Inland Empire is overlaid with a Red Flag Warning, as high continue at well above normal levels. High pressure over the Great Basin and Four Corners States will keep a very stable, warm weather pattern in place all week. As nearby wildfires continue to shrink, the smoke
Continue Reading Above average temperatures persist. There were only three days in September that were not above average. Offshore winds pick up on Monday, paired with low humidity and above average temperature, causing for a Red Flag Warning. Temperatures warm up even more as the week goes on.
Continue Reading Saturday, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 103°. Sunday will remain very similar. The average temperature now sitting at 96° but the triple digits can be expected all through the coming week. A ridge of high pressure in the Pacific Northwest will eventually slide over Arizona. This will increase our temperatures this coming week.
Continue Reading The majority of this month has brought above average temperatures to the desert. Today was no different. Seasonal average for Palm Springs is 97°, we hit 103°. The above average trend continues all week long with temperatures staying above 100°, warming even more as the week goes on. Because temperatures will be above average, humidity
Continue Reading On Friday, Palm Springs reached 105°. The average is 97° for this time of year, dropping to 96° by Sunday. Temperatures will remain in the triple digits through the weekend and even next week ahead. We don’t get a glimpse of double digit temperatures. A ridge of high pressure is building now and will continue
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Highs will be close to 105 today, which is about 8 degrees above average! Some good news amidst the hot forecast: The Smoke Advisory has been canceled for the Coachella Valley, but remains in effect for areas to our West closer to the Bobcat Fire. Because of the reduction in smoke, our Air Quality is
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Smoke Advisory continues through this afternoon for the Coachella Valley. Air Quality remains in the “Moderate” range this morning. A storm system to our North will bring rain and even snow to the Pacific Northwest. It might provide a modest drop in temperatures here, but not for long. As we head through the weekend, and
Continue Reading For the first day of fall on Tuesday, the high temperature in Palm Springs reached 107°. Through the rest of the week temperatures will not see much change. A ridge of high pressure in place for Wednesday will keep temperatures above the average of 98°. By Thursday and Friday, this ridge of high pressure will
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High pressure over the region will keep highs above average through the rest of the week, and into the weekend as well. A Smoke Advisory has been extended through today, but air quality has been impacted less in recent days. Today we’re in the “Good” range. Smoke and haze are still a possibility for us,
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The Autumnal Equinox occurred at 6:30 this morning ushering the fall season, but we’re still looking at summer-like temps. Highs today will top out near 105, which is only marginally cooler than yesterday. Despite still being under a Smoke Advisory issued by the SCAQMD, we continue to see decent Air Quality readings. An area of
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Air Quality started out in the “Good” range today, but has slipped into “Moderate”, but we are seeing less in the way of smoke today. Despite the improvement, we remain under a smoke advisory from the SCAQMD through this evening. Most of the smoke is coming from the Bob Cat fire in Los Angeles County,
Continue Reading The Coachella Valley is still under a Smoke Advisory, at least through tomorrow. The South Coast Air Quality Management District extended the advisory due to the El Dorado, Snow and Bobcat fires still burning in Southern California. As of this evening, air quality in the Coachella Valley is considered “good.” Though, some isolated areas closer
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