THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – A First Alert Weather Alert remains in place through Monday at 1:00 p.m. as we continue to track dusty & gusty conditions in the Coachella Valley. Our Timo’s Skycam atop Edom Hill is showing much improved conditions compared to last night. We’re not seeing nearly as much haze obscuring the
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A First Alert Weather Alert has been issued for gusty winds, blowing dust, reduced visibility and poor air quality across the Coachella Valley through 1:00 p.m. Monday. Looking at our Timo’s Skycam atop Edom Hill, our typically gorgeous view of the valley has been obscured by dust. Blowing dust has reduced visibility across the valley
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We’re transitioning to cooler and cloudier weather into the weekend and next week, despite daytime highs still remaining above seasonal average until about Sunday. This evening looking partly cloudy, but very pleasant. Look for highs in the 80s through Saturday, before a more noticeable drop in temps. into the 70s come Sunday. Low 70s Monday,
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High pressure moves out, and low pressure moves in bringing some gusty conditions and dropping temps into the weekend. A series of low pressure cells will swing through Southern California over the weekend, with partly cloudy skies, and temps dropping to at-or-below normal levels (76) into next week. Temperatures peaked this week at 97 on
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Finally a cool down is in sight after 3 days of unusually warm weather—even for us here in the Coachella Valley! Yesterday we topped off at 97 degrees, today, more than 10 degrees cooler. A noticeable difference! Tomorrow we’ll take away a few more degrees. This cool down is going to linger around the next few
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We’re been talking about a cooldown for several days now and it’s finally here! An area of low pressure has cut off from the jetstream and is beginning to approach California. While this system is still a few hundred miles west of the coast, it has already started funneling upper level moisture into the region,
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Yesterday we chalked up the hottest day of the year so far, coming in at 97! High pressure will give way to an approaching area of low pressure moves in. A Wind Advisory remains in effect until 4 p.m. for areas West of the Valley, with winds in the 35 to 45 m.p.h. range through
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We hit our 3rd day in the 90s today, nearly breaking the daytime record. We finished at 97 degrees here in Palm Springs, not far from the previous daytime high record of 99! This is all thanks to the persistent ridge of high pressure over the west coast. The lack of clouds and significant winds
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The Coachella Valley is world-renowned for many things ranging from architecture to music festivals to, of course, our hot weather. On average, we typically see our first 90° day around March 11th. That’s about 70 days into the year. Taking a look at the graphic below, we can see a decent spread in the first
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High pressure will bring us another day of highs in the 90s before we see some significant cooling into the weekend. Winds later tonight into tomorrow will bring some cooler temps into play as we wrap up the week. A Wind Advisory goes into place for areas West of the Coachella Valley starting at midnight,
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Even warmer today as Palm Springs experiences it’s second day of the year in the 90s… February is still fairly early for the 90s—even for the Coachella Valley. We broke the record for warmest/maximum low temps after morning temps didn’t even fall out of the 50s earlier today. Temperatures rose a few degrees more this afternoon,
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It’s another warm day here in the Coachella Valley. Skies are clear and winds are calm too. This is allowing highs to reach their full potential and soar into the lower 90s. This warming is a result of a ridge of high pressure. Generally speaking, the jetstream(s) have been pushed to the north across the
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The polar vortex is a persistent area of low pressure dozens of miles above the earth’s poles (both northern and southern). Because the vortex is so high up in the atmosphere, and because it’s over the poles, makes the air very very cold. Every now and then, the jetstream can interfere with and nudge the
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Highs climbed into the 90s yesterday, and we’ll likely see similar conditions through midweek. Much of the country will see above-average highs through this week as that ridge of high pressure builds in across the Western states. Highs will peak tomorrow and then we will see a gradual cooling back towards normal daytime highs. Expect
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It’s a beautiful day here in the Coachella Valley with warmer temps being the biggest topic of concern this week. Highs today are roughly 15 degrees above the seasonal average of 76°F. Skies are clear and winds are not a concern today, allowing the temperatures to reach their full potential. These temperatures are thanks to
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Highs will bounce around the upper 80s and lower 90s this week as High Pressure builds in across the region. This pattern will bring temps 10-15 degrees above average throughout the week. Highs will span the upper 80s in the 90s through the latter part of the week before things start to return to near-normal.
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Temperatures have been on a steady uphill climb since we started the weekend, and we’re expecting more of the same as the work week kicks off. We’ll be in the upper 80s Monday and our temperatures are expected to march towards 90° by the middle of the week! It’s been a gorgeous day in the
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We have been tracking much warmer-than-usual temperatures for this past week. That trend will continue today and this upcoming work week as highs continue to climb. Today, however, highs will be in the mid 80s. This puts us roughly 10 degrees above the seasonal average of 75°F. It’s a great day to enjoy a local
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There’s plenty to do in the Coachella Valley this weekend! From parades in Palm Springs to car shows in La Quinta, we’re enjoying absolutely fantastic weather to get outside. It feels a lot more like spring than it does winter right now! A few wispy high clouds passed overhead, but we’ve seen predominantly clear skies.
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What a way to wrap up the work week! Gorgeous sunny skies and low 80s as we head into the upcoming weekend, with temperatures feeling more like Spring than Winter as of late. Temps. are our big story, but I’m also watching some winds this afternoon and evening. Weak offshore winds will continue tonight with
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