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A ridge of high pressure remaining in place continues to bring the heat and continues to filter in moisture from the south. Temperatures will be slightly cooler, but still above average. The average high temperature this weekend remains 106°. Due to the increase in moisture present, thunderstorms will remain possible for our local mountains and
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Showers and thunderstorms developed across San Bernardino and Riverside county mountains once again this afternoon. Less activity spotted on radar as we head through the evening hours, except in Arizona. The AX storms will be monitored as they near the California border and potentially move into the High Desert later tonight. Genevieve continues to weaken
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The dew points this morning in the Valley were nearing the 80 degree mark, exceptionally high even for monsoon season. Dew points will remain elevated through the weekend due to continuing monsoonal flow AND the remnants of Hurricane Genevieve. With the increased humidity comes a chance of thunderstorms and showers in the mountains, high deserts,
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The Excessive Heat Warning that’s been in effect since last Friday will expire tonight at 10:00, though it remains in effect for the Inland Empire until Friday night. The ‘soupy’ conditions are being felt all across the Coachella Valley this afternoon. Similar dew point temperatures can be expected on Friday. Genevieve continues to weaken as
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We remain under the Excessive Heat Warning until 10 PM, with some “cooler” highs expected into the weekend. Dew points are still quite high, so it won’t feel much better out there as highs move toward 114 today. Dew points will range in the 60s and 70s, prohibitive of evap cooler use. Despite those higher
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The hot and humid trend continues for yet another day. The average temperature for today’s date is 106° but Palm Springs has already reached 114° this afternoon. The uncomfortable and sticky conditions will continue the remainder of the week with dew point temperatures in the 60s and 70s. Still muggy on Thursday though thunderstorm develop
Continue ReadingYesterday severe storms ripped through areas of Riverside and San Bernardino counties, dropping heavy rain, hail and producing gusty winds with frequent lightning. Rainfall totals near Hemet beat 1.50″ and caused a Flash Flood Warning. Today, dew points are equally high (and will remain high through tomorrow) giving rise to the possibility of more storms
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Thunderstorms developed both to the east and west of the Coachella Valley this afternoon. A storm over Joshua Tree cleared the area by 2:00 p.m. but triggered a brush fire that has burned more than 100 acres. Read more about the fire here. More than 100 acres burning in Joshua Tree this afternoon. A thunderstorm
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The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… San Bernardino County until 200 PM PDT. At 1253 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over AngelusOaks, or 7 miles northwest of Forest Falls, moving west at 5 mph. The storm packs 70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect until 1pm for areas of Riverside County including: Moreno Valley, Hemet, East Hemet, San Jacinto, Winchester, Valle Vista as strong gusty winds and hail have been reported from a very active cell. The severe thunderstorm was located near Valle Vista, about 7 miles east of Hemet, moving northwest
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The humidity continues to stream into the region as monsoon moisture flows in from the Southeast. Dew points will remain elevated through Wednesday. That elevated humidity will increase the chance of mountain and high desert storms, and also give rise to thunderstorms in the Inland Empire this afternoon. We remain under an Excessive Heat Warning
Continue Reading The Excessive Heat Warning that went into effect on Friday has been extended through 10:00 p.m. Thursday. Temperatures can climb up to 118° in the low desert during this time. The heat isn’t helping our air quality. The Ozone Advisory has been extended through Thursday. Read the full advisory from South Coast Air Quality Management
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The Excessive Heat Warning was extended through Thursday at 10 pm as high pressure keeps us under the grip of extreme heat. High pressure is also helping to funnel in more humidity for the next few days, which trapping heat at the surface. Dew points are rising, which means a better chance of scattered storms
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Temperatures stay far above seasonal. We nearly tied the record high today in Palm Springs. We’ll be on record watch through Thursday with temperatures up to 118° possible. The Excessive Heat Warning has been extended through Thursday night. Temperatures are staying above average because of a high pressure system. It’s expanded since yesterday causing temperatures
Continue Reading With more moisture in place yesterday, temperatures were able to dampen a little bit. Palm Springs reached a high of 114°. This is still above our average of 106° for this time of year. A ridge of high pressure remains in control Sunday. This ridge is keeping temperatures hot and above average. This ridge is
Continue Reading High temperatures were still above average today, but much cooler than yesterday’s record-breaking 120° in Palm Springs. Temperatures stay above average all week long, mostly in the one-teens. The excessive heat is because of an area of high pressure. Its clockwise flow is also pulling moisture from the southeast into Southern California. Our local mountains
Continue Reading Palm Springs broke the record high temperature on Friday by reaching 120°. The previous record was set just last year at 117°. We will continue to be close to record breaking temperatures through much of next week. A ridge of high pressure over the southwest is bringing the heat. Not only is it bringing heat,
Continue Reading Palm Springs shattered the previous record of 117° for today’s date by recording 120° this afternoon! Thermal set a record for the ‘highest minimum’ for the days date with a low temperature of just 92° this morning. There’s a lot of heat across the desert southwest thanks to a strong ridge of high pressure that
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Heat, coupled with some Monsoon Moisture, is the weather story over the weekend and into next week. The Excessive Heat Warning goes into effect today at noon and covers a wide swath of the Desert Southwest. “Well its extremely hot and I really don’t like it outside because when you try to play around or
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Palm Springs tied the previous daytime high record this afternoon for a second day in a row, hitting 117 degrees this afternoon. That ties the record of 117, most recently hit in 2019 and 2015. The first year we reached 117 on this date was in 1927. And 117 is likely not the high for
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