As we move through the workweek, temperatures are feeling fantastic, if not slightly warmer than usual. Highs are consistently staying in the lower 80s with sunny skies. Winds will not be getting in the way of any afternoon plans, making today a perfect day to get outside and enjoy the weather. Our weather here at
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Hey, good morning, Coachella Valley! It should be a gorgeous start to the day, but we’re going to see some changes by the weekend. We have a dome of high pressure off the coast to thank for dry conditions at least through the week. We may see a little bit of low clouds and patchy
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Inland areas will be a few degrees cooler today, but a widespread warming trend will start on Wednesday. A weak coastal eddy will linger through Thursday, keeping some low clouds and fog around—mainly along the coast however. On Friday, a light offshore flow will bring warmer conditions to Southern California’s coast and valleys, though the
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High pressure continues to spread into the west coast today. This is allowing our temperatures to consistently reach the 80s to start the workweek. This wave pattern (trough and ridge) is fairly “high amplitude”. This means the high pressure is reaching far to the north and it’s also allowing the jetstream to dip farther south
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Winds overnight have brought blowing sand and dust, along with one road closure due to blowing sand issues. Those gusty winds are the result of high pressure off the coast, and an area of low pressure to our North funneling winds through the San Gorgonio Pass. Winds peaked overnight, but we’ll still see some strong
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It’s an absolutely gorgeous Monday in the Coachella Valley with sunny skies and just a few high clouds drifting through. Temperatures are reaching the upper 70s and low 80s today, making for fantastic weather at the Riverside County Fair & Date Festival President’s Day parade in Indio. We’re about 5 degrees above normal for this
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It’s a beautiful day here on the valley floor as we start another work week. There’s some onshore flow across the region today thanks to a high amplitude ridge (area of high pressure) in the Pacific. As a result, we can expect some breezes in the usual wind-prone areas and the San Gorgonio Pass. East
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A large system moved across much of the country the other day, dumping several inches of rain across several states. So far, the most severe impacts have been felt in Kentucky. Much of the state has seen at least 3 inches of rain with some areas seeing more than 6 inches. This has led to
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After the late-week storm last week, highs over the weekend soared in to the upper 70s. We’re looking for some 80s most of this week thanks to a large ridge of high pressure building in this week. Some gusty onshore winds are likely, and there’s a small Wind Advisory through early tomorrow morning just North
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Gorgeous conditions continued here in the Coachella Valley as we wrapped up the weekend! Our highs have been in the upper 70s today with plenty of sunshine. We’ve seen some passing high clouds in and around Southern California today, but that didn’t put a damper on the sunshine we’ve been seeing here in the valley.
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It’s an absolutely beautiful weekend here in the Coachella Valley. Highs have returned to the mid-to-upper 70s with predominantly clear skies. That makes today a fantastic day to head outside and enjoy some of the many things the desert has to offer whether it’s a hike or one of our local farmers markets. We are
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The past week was marked with rainfall, wind, and blowing sand, but this weekend – and beyond – looks to be much calmer and warmer here in the Coachella Valley! Aside from a handful of high clouds passing through, we’ve seen predominantly clear skies as high pressure continues to dominate the region. Tomorrow, highs are
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Our strongest storm of the season brought record rainfall and some significant snow to the higher elevations of mountains yesterday. Showers have really been diminishing across Southern California as this storm continues pulling out of the region. We’ll see skies continue to clear and overall mostly dry conditions. A spotty stray remnant shower is not
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A winter storm brought record rainfall to the Coachella Valley and significant snow to higher elevations around SoCal, and now it’s pulling out of the region. Skies will clear out and rain should be over by the afternoon. Wind advisories remain in effect through tonight for areas surrounding the Valley, so expect some breezy conditions
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Rain continues to fall across Southern California as our atmospheric river has turned on a hose of moisture across Southern California and parts of the Coachella Valley tonight. We’re still in a First Alert Weather Alert Day through part of Valentine’s Day as showers will gradually decrease overnight and into Friday morning. I’m also watching
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As half an inch of rain is set to hit the Coachella Valley floor, residents and tourists are escaping the wet weather for a winter wonderland at Mount San Jacinto State Park. The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway camera shows snow topping the mountain’s trees, as the state park is expected to receive 18 inches within
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A First Alert Weather Alert is in effect today as an atmospheric river delivers some much-needed rain to Southern California. This comes as drought has plagued the region since the start of the year. While the Coachella Valley has not been placed under any sort of flood-related advisories, the same cannot be said for our
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A large area of low pressure pushing into California will bring widespread rainfall, including some here in the Coachella Valley later today and into tonight. The low has also cause significant flooding concerns throughout Coastal communities, from LA to San Francisco. Rain is possible here as soon as midday, but more likely this evening. Tonight
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Rain is already popping up on the radar across portions of Southern California and will continue to push farther south into the Coachella Valley tonight and Thursday. For now—cloudy skies and cool conditions. I’d call today our transition day across the valley. This evening look for mostly cloudy skies and temperatures in the low 60s,
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After the powerful winds of yesterday, another round of disruptive weather is poised to sweep in later today. Light to moderate rain is possible later today here in the Valley, but heavier rainfall is expected late Thursday into Friday as the low moves in. Rain could develop here later this afternoon, that rain will be
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