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Warming into the weekend

Today was the coolest day of the week for Palm Springs with a high temperature of 67° recorded at the airport. High pressure builds over the Golden State this weekend resulting in drier conditions for much of the state and warmer temperatures for all. Afternoon highs will climb into the low 70s tomorrow and bump

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Sunny, Mild and Warming!

After a weak front passed by overnight, we’re clearing out nicely. We saw gusty winds, and partly cloudy skies. Local mountains picked up 1″ to 2″ of snow, and some more moderate rainfall was recorded in San Bernardino County. The Valley received no precip! High Pressure is building and will warm us up into the

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Cold front arrives tonight

The low pressure system sweeping across the Golden State is bringing heavy rain and snowfall to Northern California. The front will move through Riverside County late tonight but will not be providing as much moisture to the Southland. A quick shower overnight is possible for the Coachella Valley but accumulation is not expected. The biggest

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Tracking the next winter storm

A low pressure system will be sweeping across the Golden State on Thursday bringing rain, snow, and wind with it. The significant impact from this storm will be much farther north where there are Winter Storm Warnings in effect and several inches of snowfall are expected. A Winter Weather Advisory is has been issued for

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Increasing clouds into Wednesday

Like yesterday, Palm Springs and Thermal tied their high temperature in the upper 60s. This is an average high for today’s date and similar temperatures are forecast for Wednesday. An approaching storm system will near the west coast on Wednesday, sending more rain and snow to the Pacific Northwest and more clouds to our desert.

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Mild Condition Prevail

High Pressure still holds sway over our weather pattern as a storm system continues to pound the Pacific NW with rain, snow and wind. A weak storm system will drop into SoCal later this week with a slight chance of rain (snow about 6,000 feet) for late Thursday. The rainfall appears to be timed from

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Staying dry… for now

A beautiful start to the work week with seasonable temperatures across the Coachella Valley, accompanied with plenty of sunshine. While the next storm system to impact the Golden State arrives Tuesday, it will have little impact on our weather here in the desert. What will change is the addition of a few more clouds tomorrow,

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Areas of gusty winds today

Yesterday, temperatures were just above the normal. Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 70° when the average is 69°. For today, we are watching a trough of low pressure dipping down from the North. This will keep temperatures cooler than normal for the weekend. We are also going to see some areas of gusty

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Clear skies for the weekend

Similar to yesterday, Palm Springs recorded a high temperature in the low 70s. 68° is average for today’s date so a seasonable day was felt by all in the desert. Today provided a break in the wind after Thursday’s gusty setup. Wind speeds will strengthen yet again Saturday morning; gusty for the mountains but breezy

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Windy & Cooler

Gusty winds today thanks to a quick moving weak storm system sliding past us to the North. Late this evening the area of low pressure will to our East, in Northern Arizona. The winds here will taper off as the low moves Eastward. Highs will be slightly below normal through the weekend. Into the weekend

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Thursday: cooler and breezier

Today was cooler than yesterday with a high temperature of 69° recorded in Palm Springs; but we’re keeping the cooling going into tomorrow. A low pressure system will be making its way across the state tomorrow bringing cool and wetter conditions to much of the southwest. Our desert looks to remain dry but light precipitation

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Seasonal Today, Cooler Tomorrow

The warmth of yesterday’s Santa Ana Wind event has departed, and we’ll be closer to seasonal norms today as a result, with highs near 70 (we hit 77 yesterday!). High pressure is retreating and a front approaching, attached to a broader storm system to the North, which means the cooling trend will continue into the

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