THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – After a cool and breezy week, we’re settling into a much more seasonal pattern this weekend. Temperatures are on the rise! This afternoon, temperatures have been warmer by ten degrees or more! It’s a huge jump after a cooler than usual week. That being said, it still looks to be
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A nice start to the weekend with a gorgeous Saturday on deck. Get out and enjoy those morning temperatures to kick off your Saturday. Temperatures begin to rise as we head into the weekend and our final few days of May. Fantastic news for some who like it hot–er–at least warmer. Get ready for a
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A large, slow moving area of low pressure is the dominant influence on our forecast as we head into the weekend. Today high temps will remain below average, hovering in the middle 80s. As with the last few days, winds will pick up in the late afternoon, lingering overnight, then ease into Saturday as temps
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Our cooler pattern sticks around the Coachella Valley through Friday as that low pressure system responsible for this week’s gusty winds, slowly exit to the east. Our biggest impact remains cooler temperatures and another breezy afternoon for the deserts and mountain passes. Expect highs mainly in the lower 80s Friday with west winds occasionally gusting
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An area of low pressure to our North will continue to spin in breezy conditions and keep daytime highs well below normal through tomorrow. Highs today will hover in the lower 80s, similar to yesterday afernoon. Winds are lighter today, but will remain breezy through tomorrow evening. Into the weekend, we warm up, hitting triple
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A windy and much cooler pattern sticks around across the Coachella Valley through late week as a strong low pressure system continues to dip into central California. Winds gradually decrease, improving into our evening hours tonight, with calmer winds into our Thursday. Though winds still return tomorrow afternoon and evening–everyone looks to stay below any advisory
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Winds have closed two major Wash Roads in Palm Springs (North Indian Canyon and Gene Autry) as gusts reach well into the 30 m.p.h. range. Winds will increase this evening, then ease into tomorrow. A strong area of low pressure pushing across NorCal will keep winds intense and temps well below average through Friday. Temps
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A First Alert Weather Alert has been extended through Wednesday night as gusty winds, blowing dust, and much cooler temperatures continue to impact the Coachella Valley, and nearby mountains and deserts. Winds are expected to peak this evening, but breezy to locally strong conditions will likely continue through Wednesday with another round of dusty air
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – We remain under a First Alert Weather Alert as we track the impacts of gusty winds that are set to peak this afternoon. After a gorgeous Memorial Day weekend, wind gusts have returned to the Coachella Valley, kicking up plenty of dust as the crowd heads out of town. This
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A gusty and dusty pattern is expected to pick up late Memorial Day, kicking off our week with windy weather and noticeably cooler temperatures through midweek as a stronger system drops in from the PNW. A First Alert Weather Alert is in place for the Coachella Valley and mountain passes during a busy travel day
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) Expect mostly sunny skies with high temperatures topping out in the upper 90s for our Memorial. It should be a gorgeous Winds will pick up as we move further in the week. A wind advisory is in place for portions of Riverside County Tuesday afternoon through Thursday morning West winds 25
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Memorial Day Weekend has been calm and warm so far! Temperatures have stayed generally within one to three degrees of our seasonal average, so it’s been feeling just as it should for the unofficial start to summer. Big changes in the form of winds and a cooldown are just around
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – It feels just as it should for the end of May! Temperatures remain in the 90s this weekend as we track seasonal conditions for your three-day weekend. Here’s a peek at your travel forecast through the holiday. A lot of great weather at popular destinations regionally! If you’ve stayed in
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Memorial Day weekend stays super pleasant and pretty close to seasonal through Monday across the Coachella Valley. Expect highs mainly in the upper 90s to around 100 degrees with plenty of sunshine and fairly typical afternoon breezes for late May. A gradual cooling trend arrives by mid next week as a series of systems move
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – We’ve made it to Friday! Great news as we usher in a long weekend, too: we’re in for warm & pleasant conditions this Memorial Day. It was a touch above average yesterday in Palm Springs. We climbed to the century mark at 100°F on the dot. We’re expecting warm conditions
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Temperatures across the Coachella Valley stay pretty close to seasonal through the Memorial Day weekend with highs hovering in the upper 90s and a few warmer flirting with triple digits. Overall, the holiday weekend looks very comfortable by May standards with plenty of sunshine and just some seasonal breezes expected. We’ll continue monitoring air quality
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Highs will top out in the upper 90s for the next few days, pushing us close to triple digits for Memorial Day Weekend. Wildfires around SoCal have produced a lot of smoke. There are smoke advisories around the region, and air quality has been significantly impacted. AQI readings range from “Moderate” to “Unhealthy for Sensitive
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We’re starting to see a little more smoke from SoCal wildfires funneling into the valley. Temperatures across the desert remain pretty close to seasonal through the Memorial Day weekend with highs climbing into the upper 90s—maybe a few communities briefly flirting with triple digits. Overall, the holiday forecast looks really comfortable–certainly by late May standards
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Highs today will hit seasonal averages (96) by late this afternoon. Expect some breeziness late this afternoon and evening, but generally winds are fairly light. An Air Quality Alert for blowing smoke is in place in areas West of the Coachella Valley today, but that smoke advisory is moving farther East. High warm up into
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Chamber of Commerce weather across the valley today and as we look ahead to Wednesday. We’re running just a couple degrees warmer than Monday as the air mass slowly heats up, leading to a nice gradual warming trend through the rest of the workweek and into Memorial Day weekend. Highs remain fairly seasonable overall, climbing
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