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Another typical-tempered day in May with highs in the mid and upper 90s for the second day in a row. Gusty west winds will be felt around the Coachella Valley through the night. Another seasonal day to begin the holiday weekend but temperatures will climb into the triple digits on Sunday with even great warming
Continue ReadingThe heat is coming back in a serious way! Today, we expect near seasonal highs in the mid-nineties, and tomorrow as well, but by Sunday we’re into the triple digits and an excessive heat watch will become an excessive heat warning from the 25th through the 29th. Today, a weak trough up North will give
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The below normal temperatures were fun while they lasted but the warm-up has begun yet again. The rest of this evening will be warm but pleasant with clear skies and a fair northwest breeze. Temperatures will be similar to today into the start of the weekend. Onshore flow strengthens Friday resulting in gusty west wind
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Sunny skies and highs that will be warmer than the last few days are all hallmarks of today’s forecast. Highs will be closer to our seasonal norms, in the mid-nineties. A weak area of low pressure will pass to our North tomorrow, enhancing winds at the surface, and keeping our highs in check in those
Continue Reading A high temperature of 90° today in Palm Springs — 4° below normal. The rest of this evening will be quite enjoyable with clear skies, a northwest breeze and temperatures cooling into the low 80s around 8:00 p.m. The culprit for yesterday’s cooler temperatures and gusty west winds is departing to the northeast and our
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Yesterday’s 84 was the coolest daytime high of the week, and this morning we saw lows in the fifties in parts of the valley! This afternoon, we’ll see cooler than normal conditions before a major warming trend arrives. Look for highs in the upper-eighties this afternoon. It’s been gusty, but winds are finally starting to
Continue Reading A high temperature of 84° was recorded in Palm Springs, ten degrees below average. Today was the coolest of the week with gradual warming in place through the weekend. Gusty west winds stick with us through the night but will weaken into Wednesday. A return to seasonal temperatures awaits the rest of the week with
Continue ReadingThe Wind Advisory in place comes to an end, and the winds start to settle down this morning after clocking gusts to 35mp at PSP yesterday and overnight. Winds will still gust to near 25mph, but markedly lower than yesterday. An area of low pressure moving North of Salt Lake City is pushing farther North
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Cooler this afternoon than yesterday with high temperatures in the 90s. The cool down brought to us buy a trough of low pressure moving in from the Pacific. This same system is responsible for the west wind that is strengthening through this evening. A Wind Advisory is in effect for the Coachella Valley from 4:00
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A cold front moving in from the Pacific Northwest will push winds into the Valley, prompting a Wind Advisory to be posted from 2pm today until 11am tomorrow. A cold front will swing through this afternoon and overnight, keeping temperatures in check today, and cooler than normal by ten degrees tomorrow! Highs will be close
Continue Reading This weekend was a warm one here in the desert. The high temperature in Palm Springs hit 99° Saturday and climbed a degree, reaching 100° on Sunday. We’ve been dealing with a ridge of high pressure that’s been causing these above normal conditions, but low pressure is about to shake things up. Winds are beginning
Continue Reading On Saturday, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 99°. The average for this time in May is 94°. Temperatures will remain a few degrees above average this afternoon. A region of high pressure over the region is moving E and a trough of low pressure farther north is pushing ESE. This trough is keeping
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A ridge of high pressure is keeping us warm and dry this weekend. Palm Springs nearly reached triple digits on Saturday. Upper 90s are expected for Sunday as well, with gusty winds beginning in the evening. Winds pick up as a trough of low pressure deepens over California. This will also cause temperatures to drop
Continue Reading Friday, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 97°. Today, temperatures will be warmer as a ridge of high pressure drifts overhead. The average temperature for the weekend is 94° and we will clock temperatures in the upper 90s. The ridge of high pressure is expected to remain in place through Sunday. What we are
Continue Reading 97° recorded this afternoon in Palm Springs paired with plenty of sunshine and a northwest breeze. Southern California will feel warming was we move into the weekend with Saturday and Sunday being the hottest days of the week with highs in the upper 90s. Temperatures will be quick to cool early next week which also
Continue Reading We started Friday with a bang, literally, as a 6.5 magnitude quake struck 35 miles West of Tonopah, NV, shaking the ground from San Francisco to Mexico. So far, no reports of injuries or serious damage. Weatherwise, Sunny skies, and winds that are gradually settling down will kick off the weekend, and today we see
Continue Reading After a quick stint in the 80s yesterday, the Coachella Valley is back in the 90s! An average high for today’s date is 93° so we’re staying seasonal. The reason for the breezy west wind we continue to experience each evening is weakening its influence on the desert as a ridge of high pressure builds
Continue Reading A mild and breezy start to our day as lows dropped into the lower sixties with gusty winds still blowing along the I-10 corridor early today thanks to a weak trough up to our North. Wind speeds will diminish today, and we’ll begin a warming trend that will last into the weekend. Wind gusts will
Continue Reading High temperatures in the 80s for the Coachella Valley this afternoon, below the average of 93°. A trough of low pressure is responsible for the cooler temperatures and breezy west wind we’re currently experiencing. Sunset is at 7:39 p.m. and the desert will continue to feel gusts over 30 MPH for the most wind-prone locations
Continue Reading The Wind Advisory of yesterday and last night expired on time at 5 a.m. and now we’re left with breezy and mild conditions for the day as an area of low pressure continues to spin up North. Because of the winds, small particulate matter (translate: dust and pollen) has increased across the Valley, pushing our
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