A Tuesday with blue skies and high temperatures in the 90s for the second day in a row. Palm Springs peaked at 97° this afternoon, 5° below average for the date. Clouds will begin to slowly increase overhead through the night. A breezy northwest wind will be present, especially along the interstate, though gusts not
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Gusty conditions overnight lead to the closure of Gene Autry at Via Escuela again this morning, but the previously posted Wind Advisory has ended. It will remain breezy today, with those sundowner winds continuing. A weak front to our North will provide the impetus for the wind, but also keep us cooler than normal (102)
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A Wind Advisory is in effect for the San Gorgonio Pass, stretching into the northern Coachella Valley, until 6:00 a.m. Tuesday. Gusts to 50-60 MPH are possible in the more wind-prone locations, like Whitewater. Wind gusts around the Coachella Valley floor will generally be in the 30-40 MPH range, with a few exceptions surpassing 40
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A Wind Advisory will remain in effect until 6 a.m. tomorrow as gusty winds will again blow through the Northern Coachella Valley. Winds have reached max gusts of 29 mph at PSP and slightly stronger gusts were recorded overnight in the high desert. N. Gene Autry near the freeway is now reopen after being closed
Continue Reading Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 108° on Saturday. The average this time of year is 101°. A trough of low pressure will filter in some cooler air with an onshore flow. Some clouds will also be visible overhead Sunday night and Monday. There will be enough moisture along the coast with the marine
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It was another above average day. Palm Springs recorded a high temperature of 108°. That’s 1° cooler than yesterday. The heat continues this evening with a breeze to provide some relief. Gustier winds pick up this evening for the more wind-prone locations through the San Gorgonio pass and along the I-10. Tomorrow will be closer
Continue Reading The excessive heat continued Friday with Palm Springs recorded a high temperature of 109°. The ridge of high pressure that was keeping temperatures so hot will begin to break up this weekend. Temperatures will slowly start to cool. Saturday will still be above average, but a couple degrees cooler. Temperatures will be close to seasonal
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A First Alert Weather Alert continues with temperatures reaching above 105° again Friday. A ridge of high pressure is in place over the west coast and will start to break down over the weekend. In the meantime, temps will remain well above normal. The higher humidity and dew points of yesterday are beginning to dry
Continue Reading A warm and mostly sunny Memorial Day in the desert. Palm Springs matched the seasonal average (99°) this afternoon and temperatures have been slow to cool through the night. Much like Monday, it will feel slightly humid heading out the door. Dew point temperatures will be in the 50s Tuesday morning, dropping into the 40s
Continue Reading Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 102° Sunday. For Memorial Day, temperatures will remain above the average of 99°. A ridge of high pressure will be building over Northern California. A developing area of low pressure is setting up over Baja California. This set up will create an easterly flow aloft. This easterly flow
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Palm Springs Saturday hit a high temperature right at the average mark of 99°. Due to a trough of low pressure, gusty northwesterly winds will be expected again for Sunday afternoon and evening. Winds for wind prone locations along I-10 could reach between 30-40 mph. Temperatures Sunday will be a couple degrees warmer, but still
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Palm Springs Friday reached a high of 101°. Temperatures will continue to track in the triple digits through the weekend and next week. This is close to average since the average high temperature in Palm Springs is 99°. The morning hours Saturday will see some passing clouds. The passing clouds made way for a beautiful
Continue Reading Seasonably warm temperatures continue across the Southland. Palm Springs has reached the century mark for the 4th consecutive day, making it the longest triple digit streak of the year (so far). Temperatures will steadily cool into the mid and upper 80s around the 9:00 p.m. hour with clear skies and low humidity for all of
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Clear skies, sunny afternoons and breezy evenings are hallmarks of the weekend to come as we approach Memorial Day. Highs have been consistently in the low 100s, that won’t change much until a warming trend next week. We remain slightly above average all weekend. Winds get a little gusty each afternoon, as was the case
Continue Reading Palm Springs has done it again! The airport reached the century mark this afternoon for a 3rd consecutive day. Get your air conditioners ready! Many more triple-digit days are ahead of us through the upcoming holiday weekend. Temperatures steadily cooled into the mid and upper 80s around the 9:00 p.m. hour with clear skies and
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Yesterday winds reached 28mph gusts in Palm Springs, 33mph gusts in Thousand Palms, with blowing sand prompting the closure of Gene Autry (now reopened). Winds again this evening will be similar. A persistent trough up North is fueling those winds, and they will be strongest in the “sundowner” timeframe. High again are approaching triple digits,
Continue Reading Temperatures continue to climb just above the “norm” each afternoon but remain far below record territory. For late May, it’s hard to complain. An average high for Palm Springs on today’s date is 98° but the airport climbed into the triple digits once again, reaching a high of 101°. This brings the city to its
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Sunny skies greeted us this morning, despite some clouds overnight that ruined our view of the total lunar eclipse early this morning. We’ll continue to enjoy sunshine throughout the day as the Futurecast data shows. A weak trough in place should keep us slightly cooler than yesterday’s 102 reading. Dew points remain low despite those
Continue Reading Temperatures have been on the rise since Saturday and Palm Springs climbed into the 100s this afternoon for the 11th time this year. An average high for the date is 97° so conditions are slightly above average but nothing extreme. Incoming clouds tonight will slow the cooling down with temperatures just near 90° around 9:00
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We will be slightly above seasonal averages today (97) with temps likely hitting 100 this afternoon. Yesterday we topped out at 98. We do expect some breeziness later this afternoon and early evening. With above average temps and gusty conditions around, fire danger is higher than usual, especially in some areas to our North where
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