Warm temperatures continue through the weekend with plenty of dry air across the weekend. Here’s a look at Sunday’s conditions if you’re planning to head down to Palm Springs for the Pride Parade. Winds pick back up on Monday evening as a Pacific trough moves in, increasing our onshore flow. It will stay breezy through
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Dry, sunny and warmer conditions will remain this weekend due to a ridge of building high pressure. Daytime high temperatures will stay in the low 90s through Monday, which is about 5°-10° above the seasonal average (84°). Sunday is expected to be the warmest day of the week; it also marks the end of Day
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An Air Quality Alert is in place for areas to our west. This alert is for fine smoke particles created from wildfires in Southern California. Air quality around the low desert Friday afternoon is ‘good’. The ridge of high pressure gradually building all week peaks this weekend. This setup will keep dry conditions in place, paired with
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Highs have been climbing about a degree per day this week, and that trend continues into the weekend. High pressure will keep us sunny and warm through the weekend before we return to normal conditions early next week. That dome of high pressure is also trapping smoke from area wildfires closer to the surface, so
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An Air Quality Alert is in place for areas to our west. This alert is for fine smoke particles created from wildfires around Southern California. Air quality around the low valley Thursday night is predominately ‘good’ with a pocket of ‘moderate’ being reported near Indio. We continue to have a ridge of high pressure leading
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Highs are on the uptick as we finish the week and start the weekend. Despite adding a couple of degrees, it promises to be a beautiful day, and a great evening for Palm Springs’ VillageFest tonight. Because of the fire burning near Temecula, an Air Quality Watch is in place for this morning. Smoke from
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It is noticeably warmer today than it was at the same time yesterday. Temperatures today are right around where they should be for this time of year. However, a warming trend is in place for the rest of the week. High pressure has become dominant over the desert southwest. This is the reason for the
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Today will be fairly mild with close to seasonal norms for daytime highs. High pressure will build in across the region, slowly warming us into the lower 90s. Highs will eventually reach the low 90s for the weekend, putting us a few degrees above normal. We will return to near-normal temps by Tuesday of next
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We are in for quite a treat tonight! Temperatures will be very comfortable for anyone who will be out trick or treating or going to a Halloween party. Temperatures will fall into the 60s around 9 PM before slipping into the 50s around 1 AM. A broad area of high pressure is anchoring over the
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To our west, a Wind Advisory remains in effect until 8 p.m. but winds here in the Valley are fairly light. Milder conditions are building in over the next few days so highs will gradually rise to slightly above average temps. Trick or treaters will enjoy mild evening conditions tonight, so beware of ghosts and
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The High Wind Warning is being replaced with a Wind Advisory at 10:00 p.m. through Tuesday evening for the areas highlighted in tan. The strongest gusts are in the past, but breezy offshore winds will still be felt through Tuesday morning, predominately through the San Gorgonio Pass and areas west of the desert. These winds
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The First Alert Weather Team issued a First Alert Weather Alert through this evening for strong Santa Ana winds over 30 MPH around the Coachella Valley. These winds will likely make travel difficult, especially through the San Gorgonio Pass, and may cause damage to trees and other objects. A High Wind Warning is in effect for local mountains and
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Like last night, west winds will strengthen into the evening with gusts 20-25 MPH along the interstate, stronger through the San Gorgonio Pass. The winds we’re experiencing this week are just a small experience for what will arrive this weekend. Onshore flow will continue throughout the week, keeping afternoons and evenings breezy. The trough placement
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Wind speeds this morning reflected gusts along the freeway over 20 m.p.h. in some areas. The northwest winds will keep us cooler than normal throughout the day and the rest of the week. That cooler air will linger into the weekend, with highs dropping into 70s by Sunday. It will also be quite gusty around
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A trough of low pressure is moving into the Pacific Northwest. It will continue moving to the east and then to the south over the next few days. This will increase our evening winds and usher in cooler temperatures this weekend. Moving through the evening hours, we will notice our gusts increase. Especially in the
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A trough to our north will keep us breezy and cooler than normal today and through the rest of the week. The cooler air poised to move in is already producing some chilly conditions in the Pacific Northwest. As the Jet Stream moves father south, we’ll see daytime highs running in the middle 80s the
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It is considerably more seasonable this week! Although the initial trough has begun moving off to the east, the slightly warmer temperatures won’t last long. Breezy conditions will return to the desert Wednesday, lowering our daily high by a few degrees. It will continue to be very mild this week with daily highs remaining in
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We hit 84 yesterday, and will be minimally warmer today but still below our seasonal average of 89. High pressure is in full control of our forecast, but a trough up North will provide some cooling for tomorrow and the rest of the week. That cooler air will be even more prevalent into the weekend.
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Some gusts will gradually pick up heading into the evening hours. These will be mainly in the usual wind-prone areas such as the pass, the I-10 corridor and Desert Hot Springs. A fairly strong trough of low pressure has dug into Southern California. This is what brought in our mild temperatures this morning. Weak high
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Air Quality is being reported as good for now thanks to the calmer winds. A trough of low pressure has dug into Southern California. This is bringing in an abundance of cooler air from the north and is giving us mild temperatures today. This system was also responsible for the gusty conditions over the weekend.
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