Thursday looks to be the windiest day of the workweek. While much of the valley floor will be spared from the strongest breezes, a Wind Advisory is in place for areas to our west, Desert Hot Springs and North Palm Springs. This advisory will be in effect beginning 10AM Thursday. Winds will strengthen throughout the
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Highs will once again be well above normal, running close to 80 again today before we start to cool off. High pressure is retreating to the East, and a trough to our North will bring cooler conditions as soon as tomorrow for the entire region. Temperatures will drop into the lower 70s and even some
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A dominant ridge of high pressure remains over Southern California today, causing offshore winds to dominate. However, the ridge will start to weaken tomorrow ahead of a broad trough on Thursday. This will cause the winds to shift back to onshore for Wednesday. The trough of low pressure will move through the west coast of
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A broad ridge of high pressure will bring temps some ten degrees warmer than normal for the next few days before we return to normal conditions in the lower 70s. There is a cooler air mass waiting to move in, but that won’t happen until later in the week. Highs today and tomorrow will push
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It’ll be a cool start to Tuesday morning but not quite as chilly as Monday. Overnight lows will drop into the low and mid-50s around the low desert before quickly warming up with the help of sun-filled skies. A ridge of high pressure over the Western United States will bring warmer-than-normal temperatures to the Coachella
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After a fairly mild weekend, temps will warm into the 80s this week as high pressure increases across the region. The entire Western U.S. will see highs running 10 more degrees above average through the middle of the week. Highs today will be slightly above average, hovering in the middle 70s. Through midweek, highs will
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Today’s infrared satellite shows plenty of cloud cover across the region moving in from the coast. More is expected to reach the Coachella Valley by Monday. Despite this overhead addition, dry conditions prevail for the extended forecast period. Some may feel a light Santa Ana breeze over the next couple days as temperatures warm 10°+
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It will be a cool start to the day for those participating in the Trainual IRONMAN 70.3 race. Temperatures are expected to remain in the 50s and 60s until Sunday afternoon. If you’re heading out to Palm Springs Aerial Tramway’s Tree Lighting, hosted by KESQ meteorologist Patrick Evans, be sure to bundle up as temperatures
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Temperatures this weekend are expected to stay slightly below average. Those attending Ironman in Indian Wells should expect early morning temperatures to drop as low as the upper 40s with 70s by the afternoon. While much of the country is anticipating wetter than normal weather in the days to come, both short-term and long-term forecasts
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December 1st marks the first day of meteorological winter! It’s a mild start to the season, with high temperatures just below average for the date. The trough of low pressure that brought rain and snow to our mountains Thursday is continuing its trek east. In its place is a ridge of high pressure that will
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After a cloudy conclusion to November, December begins with cooler than normal conditions, however that changes quickly. Today, highs will hover in the upper 60s. The cool air mass in place over the Western U.S. will gradually move inland as high pressure builds in and start to slowly warm us up. That ridge of high
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November 2023 was a fairly comfortable month. The highest temperature of the month was 91 degrees and occurred on Sunday, November 5th. The coolest temperature was 48 degrees and was recorded on the morning of November 29th. Two days had temperatures equal to the average and there was an equal number of days with both
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Showers continue around Southern California this afternoon, especially in the inland empire and our local mountains. While little to no precipitation is forecast for the Coachella Valley, some showers could move into the desert later on this evening around 5PM. The trough of low pressure impacting California will continue to move across the state today.
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A series of weak Pacific storms is sliding through the Pacific Northwest, bringing some gusty winds and cooler-then-normal temps to the region. Those storms even offer a very small chance of showers here in the Valley later this evening. The chance of rain hovers near 20% so don’t get too excited about rain prospects. Wind
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Breezy to gusty conditions are expected for this evening. As per usual, areas near the pass and along the I-10 corridor will experience the strongest winds. These winds will likely continue overnight as well. Thanks to the Pacific system moving through California, some showers will pop up across Southern California. However, most of the action
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Across the United States, winter is by far the fastest warming season for the majority of the nation. More than 220 locations have seen overall warmer temperatures throughout the winter season. The vast majority of the locations analyzed have seen more warmer winter days. Palm Springs was one of the very few cities which has
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An area of low pressure moving along the Northern California coast will bring partly cloudy skies, breezy and cooler conditions for the next couple of days. It also means a small chance of scattered showers late Thursday. Rainfall around the Southland will likely be confined to coastal areas, with some showers through the Inland Empire
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A Pacific storm system will be moving through California this week. As it does, onshore flow will increase in Southern California. Some cooler air will also be funneled into SoCal. This will serve to lower daily high temperatures, and increase shower chances for the remainder of the week. The extra onshore flow will lead to
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Today we’re still expecting fairly mild and dry conditions, with highs running slightly below average. An approaching series of low pressure systems will impact SoCal from late Wednesday through Friday, delivering a small chance of showers and light rain to the Coachella Valley, especially late Thursday into Friday. The series of storms will help draw
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