An 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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Temps will span the upper 70s and then slowly warm into the 80s. It will remain breezy into Sunday. An upper level system to our North will introduce more winds to the forecast as we head into the evening. Expects winds today to hover in the teens. Highs today and tomorrow will remain in the
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Gusty winds will continue across Southern California today and this evening as a cold front moves through the region. Locally in the Coachella Valley we’ll continue to see northerly winds potentially as high as 20-30mph before slowly easing overnight. A Wind Advisory for the Coachella Valley is set to expire around 6pm, along with an
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Winds kicked up significantly overnight, and will remain elevated throughout the day, and periodically into the weekend. A Wind Advisory has been extended in both length and scope, now including the Valley through 6 this evening. A cold front moving through the region will keep winds elevated into the weekend even as it slowly moves
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A gorgeous day across the Coachella Valley, but some changes arrive this evening. Gusty west winds will develop this evening as a front moves through California, with a Wind Advisory in effect a little earlier now beginning at 6PM and continuing through 4AM. Our biggest impact from winds comes overnight while most folks are sleeping,
Continue ReadingA front approaching this evening will bring some gusty winds and cooler temps for the end of the week. A Wind Advisory will be in effect from this evening at 6 p.m. until 4 a.m. tomorrow as the frontal boundary moves through. By tomorrow afternoon, winds should ease a great deal. Temps today will still
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Winds have calmed a bit and we’re seeing another warm day across the Coachella Valley, with highs similar to yesterday in the lower deserts. Changes arrive Wednesday into Thursday as a Pacific system moves inland, bringing noticeably cooler temperatures and gusty west to northwest winds, especially along the desert mountain slopes. Gusts could reach 45
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We are expecting a string a great weather this week, with above average highs giving way to near-normal temps by week’s end. High pressure moves in today, helping to ease the winds we experienced yesterday. An upper level system will move through California late tomorrow, bringing breezier conditions into early Thursday, but allow temps to
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Gusty west winds will continue through this evening across the valley, with gusts 35-45mph possible in the mountains, the deserts, and wind-prone areas. We’ll continue to see blowing dust before winds ease up overnight. Tonight will be slightly cooler after highs in the mid to upper 80s — about 5-10 degrees cooler than recent record
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After another recording setting day of heat in the Coachella Valley, we’re bracing for some wind, blowing dust, and declining daytime highs. Yesterday we set a record at Palm Springs. A cool front moving through the region will bring gusty winds, but help to cool us off a bit. Due to the gusty winds, a
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Today is another day of significantly warmer-than-usual heat. Our winds have been mostly calm so far, but some areas are beginning to see some elevated winds. This is expected as the ridge of high pressure weakens. This wind will play a large role in helping bring down temperatures for next week. Wind gusts on Monday
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – A very warm Sunday is slated for today, along with some breezes entering the picture. It’s all coming as cooler temperatures (relief!) are on the way for the workweek ahead. Saturday brought more record-breaking heat to SoCal. Palm Springs broke the previous record of 94° with a value of 96°
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It’s another very warm day here in the Coachella Valley as high temperatures climb into the mid 90s yet again. Skies are sunny today, and winds are very mild as well. This all comes as a result of a ridge of high pressure persisting over Southern California. We do have some changes on the way,
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