A First Alert Weather Alert has been extended through Wednesday night as gusty winds, blowing dust, and much cooler temperatures continue to impact the Coachella Valley, and nearby mountains and deserts. Winds are expected to peak this evening, but breezy to locally strong conditions will likely continue through Wednesday with another round of dusty air
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – We remain under a First Alert Weather Alert as we track the impacts of gusty winds that are set to peak this afternoon. After a gorgeous Memorial Day weekend, wind gusts have returned to the Coachella Valley, kicking up plenty of dust as the crowd heads out of town. This
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A gusty and dusty pattern is expected to pick up late Memorial Day, kicking off our week with windy weather and noticeably cooler temperatures through midweek as a stronger system drops in from the PNW. A First Alert Weather Alert is in place for the Coachella Valley and mountain passes during a busy travel day
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) Expect mostly sunny skies with high temperatures topping out in the upper 90s for our Memorial. It should be a gorgeous Winds will pick up as we move further in the week. A wind advisory is in place for portions of Riverside County Tuesday afternoon through Thursday morning West winds 25
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Memorial Day Weekend has been calm and warm so far! Temperatures have stayed generally within one to three degrees of our seasonal average, so it’s been feeling just as it should for the unofficial start to summer. Big changes in the form of winds and a cooldown are just around
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – It feels just as it should for the end of May! Temperatures remain in the 90s this weekend as we track seasonal conditions for your three-day weekend. Here’s a peek at your travel forecast through the holiday. A lot of great weather at popular destinations regionally! If you’ve stayed in
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Memorial Day weekend stays super pleasant and pretty close to seasonal through Monday across the Coachella Valley. Expect highs mainly in the upper 90s to around 100 degrees with plenty of sunshine and fairly typical afternoon breezes for late May. A gradual cooling trend arrives by mid next week as a series of systems move
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – We’ve made it to Friday! Great news as we usher in a long weekend, too: we’re in for warm & pleasant conditions this Memorial Day. It was a touch above average yesterday in Palm Springs. We climbed to the century mark at 100°F on the dot. We’re expecting warm conditions
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Temperatures across the Coachella Valley stay pretty close to seasonal through the Memorial Day weekend with highs hovering in the upper 90s and a few warmer flirting with triple digits. Overall, the holiday weekend looks very comfortable by May standards with plenty of sunshine and just some seasonal breezes expected. We’ll continue monitoring air quality
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Highs will top out in the upper 90s for the next few days, pushing us close to triple digits for Memorial Day Weekend. Wildfires around SoCal have produced a lot of smoke. There are smoke advisories around the region, and air quality has been significantly impacted. AQI readings range from “Moderate” to “Unhealthy for Sensitive
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We’re starting to see a little more smoke from SoCal wildfires funneling into the valley. Temperatures across the desert remain pretty close to seasonal through the Memorial Day weekend with highs climbing into the upper 90s—maybe a few communities briefly flirting with triple digits. Overall, the holiday forecast looks really comfortable–certainly by late May standards
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Highs today will hit seasonal averages (96) by late this afternoon. Expect some breeziness late this afternoon and evening, but generally winds are fairly light. An Air Quality Alert for blowing smoke is in place in areas West of the Coachella Valley today, but that smoke advisory is moving farther East. High warm up into
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Chamber of Commerce weather across the valley today and as we look ahead to Wednesday. We’re running just a couple degrees warmer than Monday as the air mass slowly heats up, leading to a nice gradual warming trend through the rest of the workweek and into Memorial Day weekend. Highs remain fairly seasonable overall, climbing
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Highs will be slightly below average today, but slowly warm into the weekend. The air mass is slowly warming, so highs will gradually transition into the upper 90s, but triple digits will be rare. An Air Quality Alert due to smoke from the Sandy Fire burning near Simi Valley is in effect today for areas
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Temperatures are gradually warming back up across the Coachella Valley after a breezy and cooler start to the week. Winds will continue to ease some today after a windy First Alert Weather Alert weekend. Today and tomorrow highs remain about 5-10 degrees below normal, but we’ll warm up more into the mid to upper 90s
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Winds remain a part of our forecast through this afternoon, but those winds are gradually easing. Indian Canyon Drive through the wash remains closed, but Gene Autry Trail has now been reopened in Palm Springs. The breezy conditions will keep temps cooler than normal today, with highs in the upper 80s. A Wind Advisory remains
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – We remain under a First Alert Weather Alert through Sunday evening as we continue to track potentially damaging winds in our area. Saturday certainly brought strong winds and poor air quality, and so far on Sunday, we’re seeing very similar conditions. Like Saturday night, we’re seeing more hazardous air quality
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Winds have elevated significantly and air quality has deteriorated. We have issued a First Alert Weather Alert through 11:00 p.m. on Sunday night, matching the timing of the Wind Advisory that surrounds the Coachella Valley, due to these concerns. We expect strong winds Saturday and Sunday evenings, so be sure
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Expect breezy to gusty conditions with temperatures in the mid 90s for Saturday and upper 80s by the start of next week, with a wind advisory in effect for a portion of Riverside County Mountains from 2pm Saturday through 11pm Sunday.
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Highs today will be back in the upper 90s, but we’re expecting some gusty weekend winds, ushering in temps in the lower 90s through Monday. A front moving by to our North will increase winds into the weekend, result in number of wind concerns. A Wind Advisory will be in effect for the mountains and
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