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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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Temperatures stay far above seasonal. We nearly tied the record high today in Palm Springs. We’ll be on record watch through Thursday with temperatures up to 118° possible. The Excessive Heat Warning has been extended through Thursday night. Temperatures are staying above average because of a high pressure system. It’s expanded since yesterday causing temperatures
Continue Reading With more moisture in place yesterday, temperatures were able to dampen a little bit. Palm Springs reached a high of 114°. This is still above our average of 106° for this time of year. A ridge of high pressure remains in control Sunday. This ridge is keeping temperatures hot and above average. This ridge is
Continue Reading High temperatures were still above average today, but much cooler than yesterday’s record-breaking 120° in Palm Springs. Temperatures stay above average all week long, mostly in the one-teens. The excessive heat is because of an area of high pressure. Its clockwise flow is also pulling moisture from the southeast into Southern California. Our local mountains
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Palm Springs broke the record high temperature on Friday by reaching 120°. The previous record was set just last year at 117°. We will continue to be close to record breaking temperatures through much of next week. A ridge of high pressure over the southwest is bringing the heat. Not only is it bringing heat,
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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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Highs will slowly warm up through the week. Expect temps to be about 10 degrees above normal by week’s end. Excessive Heat watches have already been posted to our East and South. A bit of good news, as of 7 a.m. the Apple Fire is 45% contained, and that means smoke form that fire will
Continue Reading The slow warming trend continued today with Palm Springs reaching a high of 111°, that’s a degree above yesterday’s high temperature. Those low temperatures, though, staying below average. Dew points nearing 50° in some areas of the valley, like Palm Springs. A light breeze picks up out of the northwest this evening. The Smoke Advisory
Continue Reading On Saturday, Palm Springs reached 110°. The average high temperature this time of year is 107°. Temperatures will not see much change through the next few days but we are tracking a warm-up by next weekend. A ridge of high pressure will expand over the Southwest by the middle of the week creating warmer temperatures
Continue Reading We started to feel the slow warming trend today. The high temperature in Palm Springs was 3° above what it was yesterday, and above seasonal. We’re feeling some relief in the overnight hours, with the low temperature staying below average. The South Coast Air Quality Management District has extended a Smoke Advisory for most of
Continue Reading Thursday was the coolest day of the week with Palm Springs reaching a high temperature of 103°. The average for this time of year is 107°. Temperatures will see a slight warm up back near average for Friday as the trough of low pressure that was with us the last couple days weakens. Heading towards
Continue Reading On Wednesday, temperatures hovered right near average. Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 108°. Thursday, temperatures will drop even more due to a trough of low pressure along the west coast. Temperatures are expected to be below average by 5°. The average high temperature in Palm Springs for this time of year is 107°
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A high of 108° has been reached this afternoon, just one degree above average. A notable drop in temperatures from last Friday’s 122°. A trough of low pressure over California is responsible for the cooler air moving into the Southland. It’s also responsible for the gusty west winds that will be felt once again. The
Continue Reading Tuesday, Palm Springs reached 112°. The average this time of year is 107°. Through Thursday, there will be a slow cooling trend, bringing temperatures below average. The reason is because of a trough of low pressure dipping along the west coast. This trough will be filtering in cooler air with onshore winds. These winds will
Continue Reading Palm Springs on Monday reached a high temperature of 113°. This is just one degree below what we hit on Sunday and still above the average of 107°. Temperatures this afternoon will remain above average by a few degrees. Then, a trough of low pressure will begin to move down along the west coast and
Continue Reading Palm Springs on Sunday reached a high temperature of 114°. The average for this time of year is 107°. Today will feel very similar. A ridge of high pressure is still keeping things warm for us in Southern California. As we navigate to Tuesday, a trough of low pressure begins to dip south along the
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