Over the weekend, the Space Weather Prediction Center issued a Geomagnetic Storm Watch for March 24th and 25th. This comes after a coronal mass ejection (CME for short) was detected. Credit: NASA JPL A CME is a large ejection of plasma and charged particles from the sun’s corona – its outermost layer. If Earth happens
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A vigorous cold front moved through over the weekend with gusty winds and spotty showers. In its wake, cooler than normal temps will linger most of the week. There’s still a weak trough up north so we’ll continue to see breezy conditions through most of the week, Wind Advisories for the Coachella Valley expired last
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The First Alert Weather Team has been tracking passing showers, scattered thunderstorms, and heavy mountain snow surrounding the region. Locally, strong winds remain the primary impact for most valley cities. A First Alert Weather Alert remains through Sunday night as gusty, potentially damaging winds continue. Here are some of the strongest winds we’ve seen in
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An approaching storm system will impact all of California with gusty winds, rain, and snow in the mountains prompting a number of watches, warnings and advisories. That storm and cold front will mean very windy conditions both tomorrow and Sunday. A First Alert Weather Alert will be in place from Saturday through Sunday evening in
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Across the US, the length of the growing season, and thus the length of allergy season is getting longer. 164 of the 197 locations analyzed have seen a longer freeze-free season by an average of 19 days. However, this is just an average. Some places, like Reno, NV, have seen an increase of more than
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A First Alert Weather Alert is being issued for this weekend as gusty winds may impact weekend plans. An area of low pressure will move down the west coast over the next few days. This will increase onshore flow in Southern California and cause the windy conditions this weekend. More clouds will also fill our
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Now that spring is in season, it’s time for many people to go through all the motions of spring cleaning. Part of that includes the exterior of your home. As fire season approaches, there are a number of things you can do to help lower the risk of fires at home and in nature. Some
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A ridge of high pressure remains over the Western U.S. will hold in place through tomorrow but then gradually weaken into the weekend. The ridge will keep us sunny and mild through tomorrow, but an area of low pressure develops and moves into the Pacific N.W. bringing gusty winds to the region along with a
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We remain in the midst of a warming trend through the workweek. High temperatures for Thursday will be in the upper 80s, potentially pushing 90° for some spots in the east valley. We have a ridge of high pressure to thank for the warmer temperatures. However, an area of low pressure will move down the
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High pressure building in will keep us slightly warmer than normal through Friday, with changes arriving on Saturday. The ridge of high pressure will push temps to the middle 80s through Friday, with cooler and windier conditions moving in Saturday & Sunday. Highs today will hit 85, besting the 84 reading of yesterday. Today is
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The Climate Prediction Center, a branch of the National Weather Service, issues periodic updates on El Niño conditions in the equatorial Pacific. As a reminder, El Niño is just one phase of a larger cycle called ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation). We have been in El Nino conditions since the late spring/early summer of 2023,
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As the low pressure system continues moving off to the east, we are seeing a slight drying of conditions here on the valley floor. Dew points today are in the 30s and 40s while relative humidity values are in the 20s. Looking at the weather pattern for tomorrow, we see a general area of high
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A cut-off low continues to impact the valley with showers and even the potential for more thunderstorms into today as it lingers just to our East. High pressure will gradual ease that low farther East, allowing us to clear out tonight into tomorrow. Showers are likely to linger, especially in our local mountains, but we
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We’ve seen a few storms move across the Coachella Valley throughout the day. As of 5:15 PM on Monday, La Quinta is now leading the valley in terms of rainfall totals with 0.17 inches. Thermal and Palm Desert are both at just over a tenth of an inch and the rest of the valley has
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Most weather patterns are quite transient and don’t stick around for very long. But sometimes a weather pattern can form which serves as a block and can stick around for a few days or more. There are three main types of blocking patterns. The first is called a blocking high and is most common in
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The area of low pressure remains just to our East, bringing a bit of instability and the very small chance of showers or isolated thunderstorms today. Moisture sweeping around that cut-off low will offer a very slight chance of those showers and keep us below average in the temperature department, too. Highs will be running
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Mostly sunny skies are expected for Sunday although spotty showers will remain possible for local mountains and the High Desert. Today will be noticeably warmer than yesterday as daytime highs reach the upper 70s. This is great news if you have any outdoor St. Patrick’s Day plans! A Winter Storm Warning will expire at 8
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Light showers and isolated thunderstorms will remain possible through Saturday evening due to a lingering low pressure system that is ushering more moisture into the region. Mostly sunny skies and drier conditions are expected for Sunday as the low pressure system departs east. A Winter Storm Warning will remain in effect for local mountain areas
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A Winter Storm Warning is currently in place for the local mountains for elevations above 5,500 feet. Periods of heavy snow may lead to several inches of snow accumulating. 1-3 inches are possible between 5,000 and 7,000 feet and 4-7 inches are possible above 7,000 feet. A low pressure system has been cut off from
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