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A cold front moving in from the Pacific Northwest will push winds into the Valley, prompting a Wind Advisory to be posted from 2pm today until 11am tomorrow. A cold front will swing through this afternoon and overnight, keeping temperatures in check today, and cooler than normal by ten degrees tomorrow! Highs will be close
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This weekend was a warm one here in the desert. The high temperature in Palm Springs hit 99° Saturday and climbed a degree, reaching 100° on Sunday. We’ve been dealing with a ridge of high pressure that’s been causing these above normal conditions, but low pressure is about to shake things up. Winds are beginning
Continue Reading On Saturday, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 99°. The average for this time in May is 94°. Temperatures will remain a few degrees above average this afternoon. A region of high pressure over the region is moving E and a trough of low pressure farther north is pushing ESE. This trough is keeping
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A ridge of high pressure is keeping us warm and dry this weekend. Palm Springs nearly reached triple digits on Saturday. Upper 90s are expected for Sunday as well, with gusty winds beginning in the evening. Winds pick up as a trough of low pressure deepens over California. This will also cause temperatures to drop
Continue Reading Friday, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 97°. Today, temperatures will be warmer as a ridge of high pressure drifts overhead. The average temperature for the weekend is 94° and we will clock temperatures in the upper 90s. The ridge of high pressure is expected to remain in place through Sunday. What we are
Continue Reading We started Friday with a bang, literally, as a 6.5 magnitude quake struck 35 miles West of Tonopah, NV, shaking the ground from San Francisco to Mexico. So far, no reports of injuries or serious damage. Weatherwise, Sunny skies, and winds that are gradually settling down will kick off the weekend, and today we see
Continue Reading A mild and breezy start to our day as lows dropped into the lower sixties with gusty winds still blowing along the I-10 corridor early today thanks to a weak trough up to our North. Wind speeds will diminish today, and we’ll begin a warming trend that will last into the weekend. Wind gusts will
Continue Reading The Wind Advisory of yesterday and last night expired on time at 5 a.m. and now we’re left with breezy and mild conditions for the day as an area of low pressure continues to spin up North. Because of the winds, small particulate matter (translate: dust and pollen) has increased across the Valley, pushing our
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A trough digging in to the Pacific NW will push cooler air into the region today, along with gusty winds, resulting in comfortable daytime highs and a Wind Advisory through tomorrow morning. Those gusty winds will likely be in the 20-25mph range with some gusts close to 40mph in the late afternoon and evening hours
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Breezy conditions overnight and into today will usher in more pleasant and seasonal conditions this week. Highs will be in the double-digits all week, as a strong front to our North continues to push cooler air across the Western U.S. The Jet Stream is dropping a little farther South, allowing cooler temps to continue through
Continue Reading Today was the seventh triple-digit day in a row, with the high temperature in Palm Springs reaching 104°. That’s a degree cooler than yesterday. The cool down has begun… slowly. Areas of gusty winds are expected through the start of the week. Stronger winds are expected in the afternoon and evening hours Sunday and Monday.
Continue Reading Saturday, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 105°. The average temperature for this time of year is 92°. That makes six days in a row of triple digit temperatures in Palm Springs. The longest stretch for the year has been nine. Idyllwild also broke its highest minimum temperature on Saturday. Previously the record was
Continue ReadingThe tripe-digit trend continued today with a high of 105° in Palm Springs, making it the sixth day in a row of 100° or above. Tomorrow will likely extend that streak to seven in a row, but then a cool down is on the way. We’ll be back to more seasonal temperatures this week, even
Continue Reading Friday, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 107°. Today, the average temperature is 92° and we will remain above that in the triple digits, though, temperatures will be slowly cooling. A ridge of high pressure will slowly weaken throughout the weekend. Behind it a trough of low pressure will begin to cool things down
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Yesterday’s crippling 110 bested a decades old record of 107. Today, we’ll be slightly cooler, but not much. The Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect until 9 p.m. and then we’ll some more significant cooling into next week. Winds will become breezy this afternoon and evening as high pressure weakens, and a trough develops into
Continue Reading The Excessive Heat Warning is still in effect until 9 p.m. tomorrow, and we tied yesterday’s record of 108, likely to be close again today, nearing the record of 107 as the heatwave persists. A ridge of high pressure will start to weaken tomorrow and into the weekend, as a trough moves in from the
Continue Reading Highs will increase a few degrees, and threaten the 107 record for today. Today and tomorrow will be the peak of the heat (with some signs indicating today may be the hottest day). The Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect. High pressure is gradually weakening, but it’s at it’s zenith today, so we’ll continue to
Continue Reading Highs yesterday topped out at 101 at PSP, and today we’ll add to that number. An Excessive Heat Warning goes into effect at 10 a.m. and lass through Friday evening. High pressure will remain in place through Friday, and highs will be running between 105 and 110 through then, with a slight drop in highs
Continue Reading Highs were in the upper-nineties over the weekend, and will hit that level again later today, but by tomorrow, the Valley will once again feel the summer-like heat with an Excessive Heat Watch likely to become a warning. Today, we’ll flirt with triple digits, but numbers will be similar to the weekend. Into the remainder
Continue Reading Today was very similar to yesterday with the high temperature in Palm Springs hitting 98°. The seasonal average is 90°. The winds began to pick up again this evening, with gusts tonight up to 40 mph on the valley floor. Stronger gusts persist through the San Gorgonio Pass. Winds will weaken into tomorrow, with gusts
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