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High pressure remains large and in charge this week, so the heat will stay with us. Underneath that ridge of high pressure, dry air filters in keeping dew points in check and humidity fairly low. We do see some weakening of the surface high midweek, so temperatures drop below 110 degrees briefly before returning to
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Today was a hot one in the desert. Palm Springs reached a high of 115°, that’s 3° warmer than yesterday and 8° above seasonal average. That trend continues tomorrow to round out this holiday weekend with warmer than normal temperatures. If you’re heading out golfing tomorrow, the morning is the best time. Temperatures stay in
Continue Reading Palm Springs reached 112° on 4th of July. The average is 107°. Today, much of the same is expected. Much of the same expected through Monday as well. The reason for the hot and dry conditions is high pressure to the south. This has been expanding east into Southern California. We will continue to feel
Continue Reading Happy Fourth of July! Today was a hot one, with the high temperature in Palm Springs reaching 112°. It’s going to be a warm evening, too! Temperatures cool into the 90s around sunset at 8:01 p.m. Skies will be clear for any fireworks going off in the area! Because of those fireworks, the South Coast
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High pressure builds into the region for the Holiday weekend, raising temps and keeping us sunny. We topped out at 103 yesterday, and we’ll add a couple of degrees to that total later this afternoon. High pressure often results in worsening air quality in the Valley (Ozone and other pollutants get trapped near the Earth’s
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We’re still enjoying below average temps through tomorrow, so take advantage of these unseasonal “cool” conditions! We hit 100 yesterday and will be close to that again today. With a light NW breeze, the AQI checks in today in the “Moderate” range, and should remain there throughout the day. High pressure building in over the
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Welcome to July! The Jet Stream, coupled with an upper-level low will help to keep our temperatures slightly below normal here in the desert. Elsewhere around SoCal, highs will be close to normal. The Jet track moves farther North as we ease into the weekend, which will allow high pressure to build in over the
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A gentle flow from the Northwest as the Jet Stream eases into to SoCal is keeping our temps cooler than normal for a couple of days. And the storm system that created windy conditions has moved farther North, allowing winds to subside. The breezy atmosphere has led to better air quality with our AQI in
Continue Reading The average high temperature for Palm Springs today is 106°. Temperatures will stay below average for a few more days but they will still be warming up. The reason for cooler temperatures is a trough of low pressure. This trough is also responsible for gusty westerly winds. Gusty westerly winds are expected to continue into
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Gusty winds remain in the forecast despite a Wind Advisory expiring at 8 a.m. The winds will gradually calm down onto tomorrow. And are of low pressure sits to our North funneling in winds and cooler temperatures for today and tomorrow. As that low tracks farther North and East, winds will subside, and highs will
Continue Reading Today we felt the impacts of a low pressure system moving in. The high temperature in Palm Springs dropped from 111° on Saturday to 102° today. Temperatures will cooldown significantly again Monday with daytime highs in the low 90s. Temperatures will remain below average until next weekend, when a warm-up is expected! As usual, with
Continue Reading The Coachella Valley gets a slight break from the heat through Tuesday with temperatures below triple digits. A trough of low pressure is deepening across the Pacific Northwest. This trough will be filtering in cooler air from the north, bringing temperatures down below average and below triple digits. This trough will also bring gusty westerly
Continue Reading The above average trend that we’ve been experiencing is about to shift. A trough of low pressure moves in tomorrow cooling temperatures down significantly. Temperatures will be in the double digits for the next few days. The coolest day of the week looks to be Monday, with daytime highs reaching into the low 90s. With
Continue Reading On Friday, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 111°. The average is 105°. For this afternoon, temperatures will continue to remain above average. A transient ridge moves in today. A transient ridge means a quicker ridge of low pressure stops by in between two troughs of low pressure. This ridge will keep temperatures hot
Continue Reading The average temperature in Palm Springs Friday through Sunday is 105°. Temperatures for Friday and Saturday will be warm and a few degrees above seasonal. Even with a trough of low pressure over Southern California, temperatures in the desert remain warm and conditions remain dry. For the San Bernardino mountains, an isolated shower was seen
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Above average temperatures linger through today and even tomorrow, but daytime highs will adjust downward by Sunday. Breezy to moderately gusty winds will help to usher in those cooler temps. Winds will gust to 30 mph in the usually windy spots. Winds are helping the air quality improve by clearing smoke and other pollutants from
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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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We’ll see partly cloudy skies today, which will likely keep us below 110 degrees, but it will still be hotter than normal and humidity will be higher than normal as well, impacting how it feels outside. The higher dew points will also impact Swamp Cooler performance today. High pressure remains in place off the Baja
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Highs hit 110 yesterday and will match or exceed that again this afternoon under a strong ridge of high pressure that will linger over the region through Saturday. Beneath that dome of high pressure, a bit of moisture is trapped at the surface, causing dew points to be a bit higher than we’re used to
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Heat Advisories have been posted for a lot of the state, but not for the Coachella Valley despite forecasted highs above 110 degrees. A broad ridge of highs pressure has moved into the Western US, and will keep us sunny and above normal temperature-wise through the entire week. Under that ridge of high pressure, Ozone
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