THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – We’ve had three straight days of record-tying heat in Palm Springs. If you’ve had enough of it already, I’m sorry to report … we’re only going up, up, up from here. Here’s a look at those records! Friday (98), Saturday (97), and Sunday (98). Conditions warm quickly today. Expect 70s
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It is feeling hot here in the valley. Temperatures this weekend continue to reach the upper 90s, but this heatwave is still just getting started. As a result of intense high pressure continuing to build over the region, temperatures will climb day after day all week. Expect temperatures roughly 30 degrees above average, with highs
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Another day, another record tied in Palm Springs! We’ve now tied two consecutive records (98° on Friday and 97° on Saturday). It’s all ahead of what’s expected to be record *shattering* weather in just a few days, with highs forecast to be 20-30° above normal and monthly records expected to
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It’s a warm day here in the Coachella Valley as highs stay in the 90s. Most of the same conditions, with just some slight warming, can be expected for the rest of the weekend. Skies are mostly clear, and the air is dry. These factors will allow for continued heating day after day. All of
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – We tied a record in Palm Springs yesterday at 98°! We’ll likely fall just short of a record today as we see ever so slightly cooler temperatures… but get ready: next week promises intense heat for our region. Why are we cooling today? A low pressure system is very quickly
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It’s feeling hot here in the Coachella Valley! Temperatures today are in the mid to upper 90s, with similar numbers expected throughout the weekend. Expect a few upper-level clouds here and there, mostly on Saturday. Aside from that, we have nothing but bright blue skies in store for the next while. Winds and humidity levels
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Toasty weather continues across Southern California! We flirted with records in Palm Springs yesterday and missed tying it by a degree, but we have another shot for today. We will warm quite quickly today. Expect mild temperatures in the mid 70s as you start your day, giving way to the
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It’s heating up here in the Coachella Valley. Temperatures today are in the mid 90s, marking a stark increase compared to yesterday. This all comes as a result of an intense ridge of high pressure dominating the weather pattern over the southwestern US. This ridge is leading to near record-breaking heat today in the valley,
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High pressure builds in across the region, and the warming continues. Expect upper 90s and lower 100s through the weekend and most of next week, too. Heat advisories are popping up along the coast and into the Inland Empire for both today and tomorrow, but expect more advisories. Highs today make it into the middle
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It’s a warm and sunny day here in the Coachella Valley. Today, temperatures are still in the mid to low 80s, just a few degrees above the seasonal average of 80°F. However, temperatures will continue to climb day after day. This weekend will see a small area of low pressure temporarily weaken the dominant ridge
Continue ReadingHigh pressure will build in across the region, and that ridge of high pressure will dominate the forecast well into next week. Highs will rise from near 90 today well into the 100s by the weekend. Temps will peak next week near 106 degrees! Heat advisories are popping up from coastal locations into the Inland
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High pressure building into the region will bring a nice warming trend and plenty of sunshine across the Coachella Valley this week. Tomorrow will be a couple degrees warmer that today with highs not quite record breaking yet in the upper 80s. Highs will climb from the 80s today into the 90s by midweek as
Continue ReadingAn area of low pressure is now moving out of Central Baja, allowing high pressure to build in and turn temps WAY up. Highs today will be quite pleasant, hovering in the lower 80s (we hit 77 yesterday, below average for the date). The big story this week is the heat expected by the weekend.
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Cooler conditions across the Coachella Valley today and tonight thanks to onshore winds pulling in slightly cooler air with a little more moisture from a low pressure system lingering to the south–stalling over Baja the past few days. We’re looking at partly cloudy skies overnight, with temperatures falling into the mid 50s Tuesday morning. Tuesday
Continue ReadingA week area of low pressure over Baja will keep our temps near normal today and into tomorrow, but will give way to much warmer conditions midweek. Highs will be close to 80 this afternoon, and only modestly warmer tomorrow. High pressure builds in through the latter half of the week, boosting temps. We’ll be
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Today is notably warmer here in the Coachella Valley compared to yesterday. This is partially thanks to the slightly calmer winds, but also as a result of the changing weather patterns. Winds may be a bit elevated this evening, but the Wind Advisory in place for Desert Hot Springs & the San Gorgonio Pass (and
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Warm and windy: those are the two W’s we’re tracking to start your Sunday! Winds have again eased somewhat overnight, but expect the breezes to rebuild through the morning. By lunchtime, widespread gusts near 20-25 MPH for the valley floor are to be expected. The best shot for the strongest
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It is a windy weekend here in the Coachella Valley. This comes as a result of an area of low pressure becoming cut off from the jet stream. The placement of this cut off low is what is giving us those elevated winds out of the northeast. This low won’t move all that much for
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – We’ve seen noticeable improvements with our winds overnight Friday into Saturday, but our FutureTrack models indicate the winds will restrengthen throughout the weekend. Winds will be present all day long. The valley floor will be a bit breezy with gusts in the 15-25 MPH range, but the stronger winds will
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It is a mild and breezy close ot the workweek here in the Coachella Valley. A large area of low pressure is currently centered over the Intermountain West. This is leading to some breezy conditions here at home, but is also causing severe weather, including the risk for tornadoes, for a wide area east of
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