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Temperatures are slowly warming up as high pressure continues to build over Southern California. Palm Springs was warmer today by 1°. That trend continues as we head into the upcoming week. Temperatures reaching 111° on Tuesday, which look to be the warmest days of the week. Temperatures will cool down slightly by Thursday, but still
Continue Reading Temperatures will remain above normal in the triple digits for the week ahead. Today, the normal is 103°. A ridge of high pressure is building over California and it will result in a gradual warming trend through the middle of the coming week. This will keep temperatures warmer than where they should be this time
Continue ReadingHappy Summer Solstice! Today at 2:43 p.m. the summer season began and that means it’s the longest day and shortest night of the year. The summer season runs through September 22. For us here in the desert, summer means those triple digits are here to stay. Today, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 107°.
Continue Reading Temperatures will be a few degrees above average moving into this afternoon for the start of summer! The average today for Palm Springs is 103°. Through the weekend, temperatures will be on the rise as a ridge of high pressure builds along the west. Gusty westerly winds will return Saturday afternoon and evening for wind
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2020’s summer solstice is on Saturday, June 20th at 2:44 Pacific time. This marks the official start of the summer season. Why? Let’s break it down: The reason the Earth has seasons is because of its tilt. Rather than being directly up and down, the Earth is tilted 23.5° away from 90°. As the planet
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A gradual warming trend is with us as temperatures exceed yesterday’s highs by 3°. The rest of the evening will be a slow cooling into the low 90s around 9:00 p.m. paired with clear skies. A ridge of high pressure building over the west coast is responsible for our rising temperatures as we close out
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Highs will begin to warm up as we move through the weekend and into next week. High pressure aloft will arrive along with the Summer Solstice tomorrow. Today, highs will remain near seasonal norms before climbing. That ridge of high pressure will be a prominent and persistent feature of the forecast well into next week,
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A very seasonal day in the desert with high temperatures in the low 100s. A breezy northwest wind will be present through the evening hours, cooling temperatures into the low 90s around 8:00 and 9:00 p.m. Each day moving forward will be slightly warmer than the day prior as a weak ridge of high pressure
Continue Reading Temperatures have stayed near seasonal through this week because of a trough of low pressure keeping cooler air filtering in from the west. As this area of low pressure weakens, temperatures will be warming up this weekend. By next week, some areas could reach up to 110° here on the valley floor. Winds will stay
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Clear skies and mild conditions continue today, with lower wind speeds this afternoon and evening as a weak trough crosses SoCal. Winds will max out below 20 mph on the Valley floor today for the most part, with gustier conditions in the traditionally wind-prone areas north of the I-10. The Marine Layer remains fairly strong
Continue Reading A trough of low pressure to our north is assisting in the mild June conditions we’re feeling currently. The same trough is also aiding in the west wind that is strengthening across Southern California. 30-40 MPH gusts, on average, are expected across the Coachella Valley this evening. Similar temperatures will be with us Wednesday with
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Our normal high for the date is 102 degrees, but we’ll be running a few degrees shy of that number for the next few days, ahead of a warming trend this weekend. A weak front continues to create windy conditions to the North, and will result in breezy conditions here this afternoon and evening. A
Continue Reading With low pressure to our north and high pressure to our east, there’s not one particular system influencing us. This is leaving us with rather seasonal conditions across the desert. An average high for the date is 102° and we’ll be close to the temperature each afternoon through the middle of the work week before
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Expect sunshine and fairly mild conditions today and all week, as a very stable weather pattern sets up across the Desert Southwest. The only area of concern is the Central Valley of California, where gusty winds are anticipated. A trough of low pressure up North, coupled with a stronger marine layer, will keep our temperatures
Continue Reading Today was slightly warmer, but still right around seasonal in Palm Springs. Temperatures are staying seasonal due to the impacts of a trough of low pressure to the north. Temperatures tomorrow will warm up slightly, but will remain in the low 100s for the desert. Gusty winds are gone… for now. There will still be
Continue Reading On Saturday, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 99°. The average is 101° for the weekend. Temperatures will stay very close to seasonal and very similar to Saturday for the rest of our weekend and the most of the week ahead. A trough of low pressure to the north has been allowing onshore winds
Continue Reading After an above normal week, temperatures cooled down today into the double digits. Palm Springs was slightly below seasonal at 99°. The reason for the cool down is a trough of low pressure to the north, bringing that onshore flow. Winds picked up this afternoon and will continue to do so this evening with gusts
Continue Reading Temperatures this afternoon will feel cooler than Friday. A trough of low pressure to the north will bring a stronger onshore flow. This onshore flow pulls cooler air farther inland to keep temperatures slightly below average in the desert. Air continues to remain dry, dew points closer to the 30s. Winds for the mountains and
Continue Reading Still warm but cooler than yesterday’s 110°! An average high for the date is 101° and this afternoon brought us to 105°. The trough of low pressure off of the west coast will bring further cooling into the weekend. Gusts through the evening will range 30-40 MPH across the Coachella Valley. Keep this in mind
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Winds will start to kick-up this afternoon as a front passes through. There are wind advisories and high wind warnings to our North, but the Coachella Valley is not presently under either of those. The front will usher in some cooler daytime highs for today and the weekend, accompanied by a modest Marine Layer to
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