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Happy Fourth of July! Today was a hot one, with the high temperature in Palm Springs reaching 112°. It’s going to be a warm evening, too! Temperatures cool into the 90s around sunset at 8:01 p.m. Skies will be clear for any fireworks going off in the area! Because of those fireworks, the South Coast
Continue Reading Palm Springs on Friday reached a high temperature of 108°. The average temperature this time of year for July 4th is 107°. Temperatures will warm up through the weekend. A ridge of high pressure centered over northwest Mexico will continue to expand west. This will bring warming for Southern California through Sunday. Temperatures will peak
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A very seasonal day here in the desert as we wrap up the work week. Temperatures will gradually cool below the century mark as the sun sets. Clear skies will continue through the night with a breezy northwest wind. The reason for our rising temperatures this week is a ridge of high pressure that is
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High pressure builds into the region for the Holiday weekend, raising temps and keeping us sunny. We topped out at 103 yesterday, and we’ll add a couple of degrees to that total later this afternoon. High pressure often results in worsening air quality in the Valley (Ozone and other pollutants get trapped near the Earth’s
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Warmer than yesterday, Palm Springs still recorded a high temperature below the date’s average (106°), coming in at 103°. as of 5:00 p.m. Clear skies will continue through the night with temperatures cooling into the low 90s around 9:00 p.m. A return to seasonal averages is expected for the end of the work week. Temperatures
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We’re still enjoying below average temps through tomorrow, so take advantage of these unseasonal “cool” conditions! We hit 100 yesterday and will be close to that again today. With a light NW breeze, the AQI checks in today in the “Moderate” range, and should remain there throughout the day. High pressure building in over the
Continue Reading This evening will provide clear skies and fairly comfortable conditions with a breezy northwest wind and temperatures cooling into the low 90s around 8:00 and 9:00 p.m. A ridge of high pressure will begin to build westward on Thursday bringing a slow warming to close out the work week. Plenty of sunshine can be expected
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Welcome to July! The Jet Stream, coupled with an upper-level low will help to keep our temperatures slightly below normal here in the desert. Elsewhere around SoCal, highs will be close to normal. The Jet track moves farther North as we ease into the weekend, which will allow high pressure to build in over the
Continue Reading Breezy conditions will continue this evening but not as gusty as it has been the past couple of days. Our weather pattern will shift with high pressure building in from the southeast as the week continues. A gradual warming will take place through the week with temperatures rising near normal by Friday. The mercury will
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A gentle flow from the Northwest as the Jet Stream eases into to SoCal is keeping our temps cooler than normal for a couple of days. And the storm system that created windy conditions has moved farther North, allowing winds to subside. The breezy atmosphere has led to better air quality with our AQI in
Continue Reading The average high temperature for Palm Springs today is 106°. Temperatures will stay below average for a few more days but they will still be warming up. The reason for cooler temperatures is a trough of low pressure. This trough is also responsible for gusty westerly winds. Gusty westerly winds are expected to continue into
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Gusty winds remain in the forecast despite a Wind Advisory expiring at 8 a.m. The winds will gradually calm down onto tomorrow. And are of low pressure sits to our North funneling in winds and cooler temperatures for today and tomorrow. As that low tracks farther North and East, winds will subside, and highs will
Continue Reading Today we felt the impacts of a low pressure system moving in. The high temperature in Palm Springs dropped from 111° on Saturday to 102° today. Temperatures will cooldown significantly again Monday with daytime highs in the low 90s. Temperatures will remain below average until next weekend, when a warm-up is expected! As usual, with
Continue Reading The Coachella Valley gets a slight break from the heat through Tuesday with temperatures below triple digits. A trough of low pressure is deepening across the Pacific Northwest. This trough will be filtering in cooler air from the north, bringing temperatures down below average and below triple digits. This trough will also bring gusty westerly
Continue Reading The above average trend that we’ve been experiencing is about to shift. A trough of low pressure moves in tomorrow cooling temperatures down significantly. Temperatures will be in the double digits for the next few days. The coolest day of the week looks to be Monday, with daytime highs reaching into the low 90s. With
Continue Reading On Friday, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 111°. The average is 105°. For this afternoon, temperatures will continue to remain above average. A transient ridge moves in today. A transient ridge means a quicker ridge of low pressure stops by in between two troughs of low pressure. This ridge will keep temperatures hot
Continue Reading The average temperature in Palm Springs Friday through Sunday is 105°. Temperatures for Friday and Saturday will be warm and a few degrees above seasonal. Even with a trough of low pressure over Southern California, temperatures in the desert remain warm and conditions remain dry. For the San Bernardino mountains, an isolated shower was seen
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Above average temperatures linger through today and even tomorrow, but daytime highs will adjust downward by Sunday. Breezy to moderately gusty winds will help to usher in those cooler temps. Winds will gust to 30 mph in the usually windy spots. Winds are helping the air quality improve by clearing smoke and other pollutants from
Continue Reading A lower air quality index (AQI) number than monitors were reporting yesterday evening but the still the Coachella Valley is in the ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ category. A Smoke Advisory, issued by the South Coast Air Quality Management District, remains in effect through the afternoon due to the mulch fire burning in Thermal. Despite the
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A Smoke Advisory was issued yesterday for the Valley by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) which will last at least this afternoon as a mulch fire near Thermal continues to funnel smoke into the Valley. High pressure over head keeps highs above average, closing in on 110 again today as it circulates
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