THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – We remain under an Extreme Heat Warning as an extended stretch of very hot weather continues throughout the Coachella Valley. We’re also tracking an Air Quality Alert in place through this evening thanks to extra ozone pollution in our air. The hot weather has created more ground-level ozone, leading to
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Highs will approach 118 degrees today, which would beat the 116 record set back in 1970. We remain under an Extreme Heat Warning today through tomorrow evening. In addition to the heat warning, an Air Quality Alert for wildfire smoke is in place as well, issued by the South Coast Air Quality Management District: You
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We are heating up here in the Coachella Valley! We are now under both a First Alert Weather Alert and an Extreme Heat Warning as temperatures soar well above the seasonal average! The Extreme Heat Warning will remain in place for the deserts of Southern California at least through Friday evening. All this heat comes
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Extreme heat moves in today, with highs near 115, and even hotter tomorrow! The Extreme Heat Warning remains in effect through Friday evening. Kids in Palm Springs Unified School District head back to school today, and are in for a tough first day of school with the hot weather. The heatwave spreads across the Western
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Get ready for another blast of desert heat—as high temperatures climb bringing relentless dangerous heat across the valley late week. Your First Alert Weather Team has issued a First Alert: Weather Alert for Wednesday morning through Friday night. This spike in high temps is courtesy of high pressure over the southwest—expanding west from New Mexico
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An extended heatwave will keep highs in the one-teens through the weekend and into next week. The heat will peak Wednesday – Friday, so a First Alert Weather Alert will be in place to mirror the Extreme Heat Warning issued by the National Weather Service. That Extreme Heat Warning goes into effect at 10 a.m.
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We are starting off the week with some hot temperatures and nearby fires. Temperatures on the valley floor today are again above the average of 109°F. A ridge of high pressure over the desert southwest is only going to bring more heat in the coming days, so don’t expect much relief anytime soon. The air
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Expect one of the hottest weeks of the year, with highs spanning the one-teens all week long. By Wednesday, the heat will be intense enough to prompt an Extreme Heat Warning from Wednesday morning until Friday evening as highs soar above 115. Because of the Extreme Heat, we are issuing a First Alert Weather Alert
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s a hot and hazy day in the desert. At the time of writing this article, air quality across the Coachella Valley is unhealthy for sensitive groups. There’s even a pocket of unhealthy air quality over Beaumont and Banning. Sensitive groups should stay indoors as much as possible. The primary
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Smoke from the Oak fire near Riverside is filtering into the Valley from the pass, so you will see (and smell) smoky hazy conditions particularly in the West Valley as NW winds drive the smoke in our direction. Currently, air quality is in the good or moderate range, but we will continue to track this
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s been another hot day in the Coachella Valley. Highs yesterday hit 112° and we’re in the same ballpark for today. We’re seeing plenty of folks cooling off by dipping into the pool this afternoon! Our seasonal afternoon breezes continue tonight. Expect elevated winds starting around dinnertime. These gusts persist
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Good morning, Coachella Valley! It’s another hot weekend with highs exceeding 110°. It’s a fantastic day to spend out by the pool. Just remember to ALWAYS be practicing heat safety. Drink plenty of water and stay in the shade of the AC as much as possible. Looking ahead to this upcoming week, we can expect
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Expect a gradual warming trend across the Coachella Valley and lower deserts through the weekend, as we welcome August with high temperatures about 3-5° above average. Most desert communities will see highs closer to 110° through at least early next week. A strengthening ridge of high pressure will expand mid- to late-week, pushing temperatures even
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Highs are headed into the lower one-teens for the weekend as high pressure dominates the weather scenario on the West Coast. We’re also seeing a much higher fire risk as well. There’s a chance of thunderstorms with dry lightning strikes is also higher today, which could spark wildfires. We hit 109 yesterday, our seasonal average
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We stay seasonally hot (near average temps) and dry across the Coachella Valley today and through the extended forecast. We wrapped up the month of July on a seasonal note after a toasty start. The first day of August shaping up just a hair above normal (109 degrees). A weak trough over the West Coast
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Highs have slowly increased this week, topping out the lower one-teens, and that will hold true through the weekend as high pressure remains in control. Expect highs today similar to the last several, about two degrees above our seasonal norms. Luckily dew points remain nice and dry, so you can use your evaporative coolers and
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Temperatures across the Coachella Valley will continue to warm just slightly into the weekend, with highs expected to run a hair above seasonal norm. After reaching 110°F yesterday, similar conditions are likely through Sunday and possibly Monday, with a good chance the valley exceeds 110°F again over the weekend. Our Thursday looks fairly seasonal. This
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We topped out at 110 yesterday, and I expect even warmer conditions today as the Jetstream pushes a little farther North. This will allow temps to run slightly above average for a few days. Tsunami advisories remain in effect along the California, Oregon and Washington coast after a massive 8.8 magnitude quake in Russia that
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A relatively quiet and stable weather pattern lingers through the rest of the week across the Coachella Valley. I’m watching a weak troughing setup over Northern California and high pressure over Northern Mexico creeping closer to us in SoCal–that’ll be keeping temperatures near seasonal. Clear skies and dry conditions will continue, with highs hovering around
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Highs will remain close to our seasonal norms through the weekend, with dry conditions lingering. The monsoonal flow remains well to our East this morning. Temps yesterday hit 108, today likely we’ll be two degrees warmer. Couple with nice low dew points: That means our “Feels Like” temps will be in the lower 100s, so
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