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An Excessive Heat Watch (to become a Warning) will cover most of California, a lot of Nevada and Arizona as we hit the Labor Day Weekend. Drink plenty of water, avoid the heat of the day, and never leave a person or pet in a vehicle! A broad and expansive ridge of high pressure takes
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Looking back at August it was a hot one! The hottest August on record for the desert! Today is the start of meteorological fall and temperatures are playing nice. Average high for the date is 104°. Palm Springs has reached 108° this afternoon. While the fall equinox isn't until September 22nd, Sept. 1st marks the
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The dew points and humidity values dropped considerably overnight, making today far more comfortable than yesterday. The next couple of days will remain close to seasonal norms, too. Yesterday the dew points were in the seventies! Today, much better. Through the afternoon, we’ll see dew points in the forties, so it will feel better and
Continue Reading Feeling sticky outside? Dew point temperatures are in the 60s and 70s across the Coachella Valley this afternoon creating the unpleasant environment. We’ll be drier Tuesday with dew points dropping into the 40s. We’ll continue to experience seasonal temperatures through the middle of the week before a big warm-up moves in by the holiday weekend.
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Monsoon moisture streaming up from the Southeast will push into SoCal today, enhancing the chance of pop-up storms later. Dew points will be in the fifties and sixties this afternoon, before a drying trend kicks in later this evening. Expect partly cloudy skies, and a small potential for storms until later this evening. We hold
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It’s been a very hot year, with many above average days. Just this past week, we were dealing with record-breaking heat in the Coachella Valley. Today temperatures were much more seasonal. That trend will continue into the start of the week. Monsoonal moisture returns Monday, with afternoon thunderstorms possible in the mountains and high desert.
Continue Reading Palm Springs reached 110° Saturday. This is still cooler relative to the past week. We have now seen 61 days in a row of triple digit temperatures. This year, we have recorded 55 days of temperatures at 110° and above. A weak trough of low pressure along the California coast is keeping temperatures lower this
Continue Reading Temperatures have been hot all this past week and really all this past month! Palm Springs Airport has recorded 25 days above average, 2 days below average, and just 1 day reaching the average for the day. We even recorded 4 days breaking/tying record high temperatures. There will be some significant cooling this weekend compared
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Palm Springs recorded it’s 54th day of 110° or greater this afternoon with a high temperature of 116°. This 54 day count TIES the record from 1957. 2020 has brought us some heat 🔥54 days of heat (so far) where temperatures have reached 110° or greater in Palm Springs. This TIES the record from 1957.
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The Excessive Heat Warning has been extended through this evening at 8 as highs once again head towards 115 degrees. Strong high pressure remains over the Desert Southwest, but will slowly retreat this weekend, resulting in cooler weather by Sunday and next week. Fairly dry air remains in place, but we will see dew points
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Once again feeling the heat across the Coachella Valley. As of 3:00 p.m., Palm Springs was up to 115°. Average for the date is 105°. A warm evening head paired with clear skies and a mild northwest breeze. The Excessive Heat Warning in effect for the Coachella Valley has been extended through 8:00 p.m. Friday.
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We broke records again yesterday as highs soared to 118 at PSP and 117 at TRM! We remain under an Excessive Heat Warning until 8 this evening. The orange Heat Advisory is in effect until tomorrow. On the Gulf Coast, Hurricane Laura rushed ashore as a Category 4 storm, bringing destruction in the form of
Continue Reading Like Tuesday, afternoon temperatures climbed into record territory. *UPDATED*More record heat? YES!Palm Springs BROKE the record with a high of 118° this afternoon and Thermal BROKE the record WITH 117°. https://t.co/L0qJC3PATI #CAwx @kesq pic.twitter.com/FiDXzIqNKw— Haley Clawson (@HaleyClawsonWX) August 27, 2020 An average high for the date is 105° but above-normal temperatures continue to plague the
Continue Reading Palm Springs TIED the record for the date of 117° and Thermal BROKE the previous record of 115°! We are feeling the heat out there today! A big part of it is the drier conditions compared to yesterday. Dew point temperatures were in the 40s and 50s this afternoon rather than Monday’s 60s. An Excessive
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An Excessive Heat Watch (to become a warning tomorrow) is now in place for the Coachella Valley as highs are expected to remain nearly 10 degrees above normal through Thursday. The heat will continue to be the biggest issue in the forecast through midweek before we cool off into the weekend. Dew points and humidity
Continue Reading The desert southwest continues to feel the hot and humid conditions brought to us this monsoon season. Dew point temperatures this afternoon climbed into the 60s, creating the muggy feel in the air. A gradual drying will take place with dew point temperatures dropping into the 50s for Tuesday and Wednesday as the ridge of
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Dew points are still running in the 60s but we expect a gradual drying trend over the rest of the week. This should make things feel a bit better despite highs that still above average. While the Coachella Valley is not included, an Excessive Heat Watch is up for parts of the Desert Southwest through
Continue Reading Temperatures stay above average all week long. Palm Springs’ high temperature today was 7° above average. The heat is sticking around, but good news is, the humidity is on the decline. We’re still very muggy, but we’ll be feeling drier by mid-week. High pressure has been keeping us hot and also the reason for the
Continue Reading Palm Springs on Saturday reached a high temperature of 108°. That is just two degrees above the average of 106°. The humidity though made it feel much warmer. A ridge of high pressure to our east continues to bring the heat and filter the moisture from the south. Dewpoints this morning are in the 60s,
Continue Reading Temperatures were still slightly above average today, but much better than the excessive heat we dealt with last week. High pressure stays in control, keeping temperatures above average. The clockwise rotation of this upper level system is filtering in moisture. This is causing elevated dew points and chances for thunderstorms for our local mountain and
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