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Temperatures will remain above normal in the triple digits for the week ahead. Today, the normal is 103°. A ridge of high pressure is building over California and it will result in a gradual warming trend through the middle of the coming week. This will keep temperatures warmer than where they should be this time
Continue ReadingHappy Summer Solstice! Today at 2:43 p.m. the summer season began and that means it’s the longest day and shortest night of the year. The summer season runs through September 22. For us here in the desert, summer means those triple digits are here to stay. Today, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 107°.
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Highs will begin to warm up as we move through the weekend and into next week. High pressure aloft will arrive along with the Summer Solstice tomorrow. Today, highs will remain near seasonal norms before climbing. That ridge of high pressure will be a prominent and persistent feature of the forecast well into next week,
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Clear skies and mild conditions continue today, with lower wind speeds this afternoon and evening as a weak trough crosses SoCal. Winds will max out below 20 mph on the Valley floor today for the most part, with gustier conditions in the traditionally wind-prone areas north of the I-10. The Marine Layer remains fairly strong
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Our normal high for the date is 102 degrees, but we’ll be running a few degrees shy of that number for the next few days, ahead of a warming trend this weekend. A weak front continues to create windy conditions to the North, and will result in breezy conditions here this afternoon and evening. A
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Expect sunshine and fairly mild conditions today and all week, as a very stable weather pattern sets up across the Desert Southwest. The only area of concern is the Central Valley of California, where gusty winds are anticipated. A trough of low pressure up North, coupled with a stronger marine layer, will keep our temperatures
Continue Reading Today was slightly warmer, but still right around seasonal in Palm Springs. Temperatures are staying seasonal due to the impacts of a trough of low pressure to the north. Temperatures tomorrow will warm up slightly, but will remain in the low 100s for the desert. Gusty winds are gone… for now. There will still be
Continue Reading On Saturday, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 99°. The average is 101° for the weekend. Temperatures will stay very close to seasonal and very similar to Saturday for the rest of our weekend and the most of the week ahead. A trough of low pressure to the north has been allowing onshore winds
Continue Reading After an above normal week, temperatures cooled down today into the double digits. Palm Springs was slightly below seasonal at 99°. The reason for the cool down is a trough of low pressure to the north, bringing that onshore flow. Winds picked up this afternoon and will continue to do so this evening with gusts
Continue Reading Temperatures this afternoon will feel cooler than Friday. A trough of low pressure to the north will bring a stronger onshore flow. This onshore flow pulls cooler air farther inland to keep temperatures slightly below average in the desert. Air continues to remain dry, dew points closer to the 30s. Winds for the mountains and
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Winds will start to kick-up this afternoon as a front passes through. There are wind advisories and high wind warnings to our North, but the Coachella Valley is not presently under either of those. The front will usher in some cooler daytime highs for today and the weekend, accompanied by a modest Marine Layer to
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Yesterday we hit 107 degrees, and today will top that number by a degree or two. Breezes will kick up this afternoon as a front starts to move through. Gusty winds will arrive this evening, and last into tomorrow, but will also bring some cooler daytime highs moving toward the weekend. Gusts will reach 25-35mph,
Continue Reading Tuesday, temperatures clocked in close to seasonal. Palm Springs reached a high of 99° and the average this time of year is 100°. Near average temperatures will be behind us for a few days as a ridge of high pressure continues to strengthen over California. This ridge of high pressure will remain in control, bringing
Continue Reading The average temperature for today is 100° and it looks like we will be right at average this afternoon. A ridge of high pressure will continue to strengthen through Thursday. Offshore flow begins to weaken and a weak onshore flow begins for the coast. The heat peaks along the coast today, with a Heat Advisory
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The Wind Advisory for the Coachella Valley has expired, but remain in effect to our West, covering much of the Inland Empire and Coastal areas through Orange, LA and Ventura counties. The gusty winds stuck around a bit this morning but are expected to slowly relax as we head into the afternoon. Highs today will
Continue Reading It was a beautiful, but breezy day in the Coachella Valley. The high temperature in Palm Springs was 95°, so slightly warmer than Saturday but still below the the average of 99°. We’ll have one more day of below average temperatures before the triple digits return. Plenty of sunshine is in the forecast all week
Continue Reading Temperatures in the Coachella Valley stayed below seasonal average Saturday. To end the weekend, temperatures will still remain below seasonal. Palm Springs reached 92° Saturday with the lower 90s still expected this afternoon. Low pressure still remains to the north and winds remain onshore. Westerly winds tend to cool down temperatures. The Wind Advisory that
Continue Reading A Wind Advisory is in place for the Coachella Valley through 5 a.m. Sunday morning. Winds are coming out of the west at 20 to 30 mph, with gusts on the valley floor up to 55 mph. For areas of the high desert, like Yucca Valley and Twentynine Palms, this Wind Advisory stays in effect
Continue Reading On Friday, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 91°. A significant cool down from 110° on Thursday. Temperatures will continue to stay cooler through the weekend. We are tracking a trough of low pressure. This trough will bring quite a few things to the west coast. It is increasing moisture northward. This moisture will
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And area of low pressure arrives, bringing moderately gusty winds (particularly for the evening hours) as we head into the weekend, but it is also dropping daytime highs by 15 degrees! There is also now a Wind Advisory in effect through Sunday morning. The low pressure cell will circulate through over the weekend with the
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