THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – After a breezy end to the work week, winds eased overnight and into today. So far, it’s been gorgeous across the Coachella Valley with much calmer weather, clear skies, and comfortable temperatures! Looking ahead, only weak breezes appear to linger into the evening. Gusts in our more wind-prone spots like
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11pm UPDATE — Gene Autry is closed at the wash due to gusty winds and blowing dust reducing visibility. ——————– Gusty winds continue tonight, especially near the San Gorgonio Pass, where local gusts have already reached 50-55mph today. While the Coachella Valley remains outside of official wind advisories, breezy conditions are still lingering—especially along the
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Winds will gust between 20 to 30 mph today in the windiest spots as a cool front moves across the region. Wind advisories surround the Valley, but the Valley proper is NOT under that wind advisory. Thanks to the cool front and those gustier winds, daytime highs drop off nicely through the weekend. Expect highs
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Happy Thursday and happy Yom Kippur to all those who celebrate. It’s another mild day here in the Coachella Valley. Today is the warmest day of the week as highs hover around the seasonal average. It’s a villagefest evening in Palm Springs! Villagefest will start an hour early today as the event returns to its
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Highs today will climb to the upper 90s, very close to seasonal norms. Another Pacific NW storm will push in by tomorrow, bringing some cooling into the weekend. As soon as tomorrow temps will drop back into the middle 90s, and by the weekend highs will span the upper 80s and low 90s! Highs today
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We’ve officially closed the book on Avery nice and mild September and kick off October 1st in much the same way. Nice, mild, comfortable with sunny skies and just slightly below average temperatures. Crazy to think a year ago we hit 117 on Oct 2024! Our troughing pattern along the West Coast will stick around
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Last year, we hit 117 degrees on October 1st, this year is an entirely different story! A series of storms moving through the Pacific Northwest will keep temps below average with NW winds into the weekend. September was really a pleasant month, with overall temps below average, and greater than normal rainfall, too. Highs today
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It’s a glorious day here in the Coachella Valley with clear skies and very mild temperatures. We are tracking some breezy conditions this evening, particularly for the most wind-prone areas (areas closest to the I-10 corridor). Thanks to the evening breezes and mild high temperatures today, it’s a fantastic night to have dinner outdoors or
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A series of upper-level low pressure systems will move across the Northern Pacific Coast, keeping the cooler-than-normal air flowing in. This will keep temps a few degrees below average. An added bonus today, dew points will be lower today as well. Highs yesterday topped out at 96 degrees, and we’ll continue to see numbers in
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Good afternoon. It’s a mid and really comfortable day here on the valley floor, with highs in the mid to low 90s. Winds are mostly mild today, aside from a light breeze or two. Tomorrow will stay mild as well, thanks to an area of low pressure moving into Southern California. Tomorrow will be a
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La Niña and El Niño are two phases of a larger climate cycle known as ENSO, or the El Niño Southern Oscillation. ENSO is just one of many different climate cycles across the globe. Whether temperatures in certain regions of the equatorial Pacific are warmer or cooler than average determines the phase we are in.
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Thousand Palms, Calif. — Highs today will range in the low and middle 90s, with some breezy NW winds, after a good batch of thunderstorms rolled through on Saturday. A series of storms to our North across the Pacific Northwest will work to keep temps below average for us all week long. Northwesterly winds will
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s much calmer in the desert today! Some clouds are lingering in the mountains (with some small rain chances up there) … but on the valley floor, a cloudless sky and mild temperatures dominated. A look from our Jessup Auto Plaza Camera in Cathedral City at around 3:30 p.m. shows
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Good morning. After a day of wet weather yesterday, temperatures remain on the mild side. Highs will only peak in the low 90s today. That makes today a great day to spend some time outside, either here or up in the mountains. Keep in mind that if you head out to the beach, there is
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – We’re keeping a close eye on nearby thunderstorm activity – something we’ve been tracking into the weekend over the past few days. Some showers popped up across the desert late Friday and into early Saturday morning, and as forecasted, greater chances for more showers have occurred into Saturday afternoon. Radar
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A slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms continues this Friday afternoon, mainly for the mountains and deserts. Gusty winds also linger through tonight as that cutoff low slides back into the region. Shower chances increase Saturday, with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms likely between late morning and early evening. Best chance of rainfall will
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The winds have picked up as an area of low pressure moves closer to the region. There’s a slight chance of showers (more so tomorrow) with cooler more comfortable temps. Winds will be gusty through tonight and into early tomorrow. The chance of showers today is minimal, but tomorrow we could see wide-spread scattered showers
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As the cutoff area of low pressure moves into California today, it is boosting onshore flow across Southern California. This is leading to some breeziness today and some potential gusty conditions this evening. The winds are helping us stay a few degrees cooler than yesterday. This system will start to move south, closer to our
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Breezy and cooler today as an area of low pressure is poised to move in Friday into Saturday. Expect some breeziness throughout the day, and especially this afternoon and evening. By tomorrow, the chance of scattered showers is about 20% as the low pressure system moves South. The better chance of showers and thunderstorms arrives
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Today is similar to yesterday on the valley floor, with temperatures a bit above the seasonal average of 99°F. It remains dry, and winds are again on the calm side. However, both of those things will change in the days ahead That cutoff low we’ve been tracking the last couple days is currently off the
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