Weather

While air quality in the Coachella Valley has been improving since the worst of the wildfire smoke on Tuesday, we’re still seeing and smelling the smoke as the Line Fire continues to burn. The Smoke Advisory from the South Coast Air Quality Management District is set to expire tonight, but could be extended yet again

Smoke is not as dense as we’ve seen the past several days, but it will still spill over the mountain as the Line Fire burns. The Smoke Advisory has been extended yet again, and it is now in place through Saturday night. An incoming trough of low pressure will aid in temperatures continuing a cooling

Today is another fairly dry day in the Coachella Valley. However, temperatures are feeling even better than they did yesterday! Highs today hovered around 100°F. We will likely feel another breezy evening, but winds will not be as strong as last night. The area of low pressure is moving farther inland and is weakening its

It is feeling very dry in the valley today with dew points mainly in the 20s. Temperatures today are sitting close to the average, if not slightly above. We are also tracking breezy to gusty conditions in the valley his evening. There are two different Air Quality Alerts in place this evening, a Smoke Advisory

As expected, the Smoke Advisory has been extended again, now in place through Wednesday. This has the potential to be extended through the week, depending on fire activity from the various wildfires around Southern California. Air quality ranges from ‘Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups’ in the low desert to ‘Unhealthy’ in the High Desert. Gusty winds,

The Coachella Valley is no longer under an Excessive Heat Warning, but Riverside County east and west of the low desert is until 8 PM Tuesday. Still, high temperatures this afternoon Smoke density is expected to increase over the mountain and desert areas through this evening. Check the current air quality where you are here.

We are closely monitoring the Line Fire near Highland. So far it has grown to over 17,000 acres. Thankfully, the nearby thunderstorms over the weekend have aided firefighters in their efforts. The data seen in the graphic below are as of 4 PM Sunday from the San Bernardino Airport, a few miles from the fire.

More hot and humid conditions are on tap today as we round out the weekend! These conditions helped produce some storms for our friends in the mountains and High Desert yesterday, and it’s possible that we’ll see more of these isolated thunderstorms forming again this afternoon. Moisture remains elevated across the Coachella Valley. Most communities

We have been tracking numerous thunderstorms over our local mountains throughout this afternoon. Of course, this is due to the big increase in monsoonal moisture that moved in last night. Tomorrow will be fairly similar with another chance for storms over the mountains. On the bright side, the elevated moisture is holding back our afternoon

We have a hot and humid weekend lined up for us here in the Coachella Valley! The extra humidity will help us cool down slightly, so it won’t be quite as hot as the final few days of last week. You may notice the humidity as you step outside this morning. Dew point temperatures on

Excessive Heat Warnings remain in place across a wide swath of the Southwest, including right here in the Coachella Valley. For us, the Excessive Heat Warning will expire at 8:00 PM this evening. This is because monsoonal moisture will move in this weekend, helping lower our temperatures. However, many other areas to our west will

Highs around the Coachella Valley are more than 10-15° above average this afternoon. The relentless ridge of high pressure will continue to bring above-normal temperatures through the close of the workweek. An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for most of Southern California and will remain in place through Friday. However, for communities west of the mountains,