The gusty winds felt this morning have weakened, and it is now just breezy for Thursday night. As a result, air quality has improved across the Coachella Valley. Now, the focus shifts from wind to wet weather! A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect for San Bernardino and Riverside County mountains for elevations above
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Blowing sand and dust has impacted parts of the Coachella Valley throughout the day. We will continue to monitor air quality through this evening as the winds taper off. While winds will continue to diminish throughout the evening, some lingering breezes or gusts are possible. Today, Palm Springs saw a gust of 45 MPH. This
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A strong front is pushing through California, and it means gusty conditions will prevail all the way through Thursday. A High Wind Warning is in place for the Inland Empire, and a Wind Advisory for the Pass and high desert. Reduced visibility has closed roads in Palm Springs around the Whitewater Wash, and the winds
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To start off the week, we have a return to some onshore flow. This helped to usher in some upper-level clouds throughout the morning and early afternoon. Onshore flow will strengthen on Tuesday leading to some stronger breezes and more clouds. A Wind Advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for the High
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Periods of gusty winds are expected each afternoon and evening through the work week due to several incoming areas of low pressure. Winds will remain breezy for Monday, with gusts between 25-35 MPH, but stronger winds are on the way for Tuesday. Winds will be the strongest Tuesday afternoon and evening with peak gusts near
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Temperatures will start out in the 50s this morning and gradually rise into the upper 70s and low 80s later this afternoon. You may notice a few extra clouds today but conditions will remain dry overall. Breezy conditions will kick off the work week with gusts near 25-30 MPH. Stronger winds are expected for Tuesday
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Temperatures continue to remain right around seasonable averages in the upper 70s. Sunday will likely start in the 50s and warm close to the 80s by late afternoon. Beyond Sunday, temperatures teeter between the mid to upper 70s for most of the week. By next weekend 80s may make a come back. Long-term temperature trends
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Temperatures are starting out in the mid 50s and low 60s before they rise into the 70s midmorning. Be ready to shed some layers if you’re heading out to the BNP Paribas Open this weekend as daytime high temperatures rise into the upper 70s and low 80s! While some additional cloud cover is expected for
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Spring is the time of year when the weather starts to warm back up from winter. But spring now is significantly warmer than it was 50 years ago. The map below shows the average spring warming across the nation from 1970 to now. Nearly every inch of the country, minus the northern plains and northern
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Warmer than yesterday, temperatures have climbed into the upper 70s and low 80s around the Coachella Valley this afternoon. We’ll cool into the mid-60s close to 9:00 p.m. with a continued cooling into the low-50s early Saturday morning. Subtle warming will continue into the weekend, with plenty of sunshine for all the events taking place
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Another brief bout of showers passed through the Valley in the evening hours of Thursday but we are clearing out today, and should warm up a bit as an area of low pressure slowly moves away from the region. Highs today will be close to our seasonally norms, but running a couple of degrees below
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There still remains a chance to see some wet weather this evening. Most of it will be held back by the mountains, but a few raindrops could fall onto the valley floor throughout the evening. As the low pressure system moves off to the east, an offshore wind pattern will develop. This will bring in
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A storm that brought gusty winds and light showers to the Valley is now moving East and will clear the region by late morning. Expect more sunshine later this afternoon with cool daytimes highs. A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect this morning but should expire at Noon as the storm clears the area. Highs
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A low pressure system is impacting California today. It is increasing onshore flow here in SoCal which means a breezier afternoon in the desert. As well, it is bringing along a chance for showers here in the valley. Although most of the wet weather will be to our west. A Winter Weather Advisory will go
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An area of low pressure will bring gusty winds and a modest chance of showers late this afternoon and evening. The storm will also bring some snow to higher elevations, where a Winter Weather Advisory is in place through Noon tomorrow. Winds will increase, but will not be as intense or severe as the winds
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An area of low pressure is continuing to move toward California. It will begin to move through the state on Wednesday, bringing another increase to our winds as well as a slight chance for some showers. The vast majority of the wet weather will be to our west. However, showers here on the valley floor
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A series of storms across the Pacific Northwest will work their way farther South by tomorrow, bringing some gusty winds and the small chance of showers late tomorrow into tomorrow night. The chance of showers is very slim here in the Valley, but the winds will be more of an issue through tomorrow evening. Winds
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The jet stream is currently quite zonal, meaning it is mainly blowing east/west. This will gradually transition to weak high pressure for Tuesday allowing for some slight warming. An area of low pressure will move into California by Wednesday. Winds will overall continue to weaken, but not completely and not for long. The aforementioned area
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Today will be calmer and fairly mild, but winds were intense over the weekend and have left damage and debris throughout the Valley. Gusts exceeded 50 m.p.h. in several Valley cities. A Wind Advisory remain sin effect for the high desert through 9 a.m. High pressure will hold steady from this afternoon into late Tuesday,
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