We’re seeing temperatures in the 60s throughout the morning hours. They peak around 70 degrees through the midday hours then dip back into the 60s by this afternoon. It’s a cool down compared to yesterday’s daily high at 76 degrees. You may just need a cardigan or holiday sweater if you’re headed out for some
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As Carbon levels in the atmosphere continue to rise, so will global temperatures. Below, you can see a graph of how much Carbon is in the atmosphere and how much the planet has warmed on average since pre-industrial times. These will lead to changes all over the world, including here in the Coachella Valley. Agriculture
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This evening will be very seasonable and comfortable! Truly a terrific Thanksgiving Thursday! Do note that once the sun goes down, temperatures will fall fairly quickly. This, mixed with a light breeze can make it feel a bit chilly outside. Especially if you are eating a bit later and outside. We are tracking some potentially
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It’s a Cloudy, Cool and overall Cozy start to Thanksgiving Day. Overnight we saw clouds move into Southern California, and they will continue to linger on top of the valley floor up until the midday hours. We’ll start to see some gradual clearing, sunshine and temperatures in the mid 70s throughout the day. At around
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Traveling for Thanksgiving can be stressful. Thankfully, most of the country will avoid significant weather travel concerns. If you’re waking up early tomorrow morning for the annual Turkey Trot, you can look forward to cool morning temperatures and some relatively cloudy conditions. Clouds will clear throughout the day as temperatures rise into the mid to
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The Santa Ana winds have eased, and we will remain slightly warmer than normal heading into Thanksgiving. A trough low pressure moves across the Pacific Northwest which will bring modestly cooler conditions for the end of the week, but substantially cooler temps for the weekend! Highs today are expected to approach 80, but by the
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Some clouds will start making their way into the Coachella Valley throughout the night. We will notice some more clouds in the sky over the next few days. This will also slowly allow our moisture levels to start recovering as our winds shift back to an onshore pattern. The next few days will be nice
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Dew point and relative humidity values remain low around the Coachella Valley due to Santa Ana winds, which will gradually ease through the day. The First Alert Weather Alert remains in effect until 10 a.m. A High Wind Warning and Wind Advisories are in place around Southern California through this afternoon and evening. Here’s a
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While we continue to slowly dry out following this last week’s rain, Santa Ana winds should do the trick Sunday and Monday. The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory that includes the Coachella Valley from overnight through tomorrow late afternoon. Winds are likely to strengthen in areas of higher elevation surrounding the valley
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Rain is set to continue in the southland today; mainly for areas west of the Coachella Valley. Showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected for the Inland Empire and local mountain areas, which may pose travel concerns. Although rain is more likely for areas west of the desert, showers could push towards the valley if isolated
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Drier air exists over Southern California compared to the extra moisture to the north and south of us, but dew point temperatures are in the 50s across the low desert. As the area of low pressure moves closer to the coast, more rain will be drawn across the state from the south. Some showers are
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Passing clouds with a chance of scattered showers, particularly in the mountain communities, possible through tomorrow. An area of low pressure off the coast will slowly move across the state to our North tonight into tomorrow. The low is tracking farther North, so most of the rainfall will be well north of the Valley. Highs
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This afternoon, water vapor imagery shows much drier air over some of Southern California. Humidity still lingers with dew points in the 50s as moisture from the southwest continues to flow just to the south of the Coachella Valley. Mostly dry conditions for Friday, but a slight chance for showers does exist. Isolated thunderstorms cannot
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After a pretty good batch or rain yesterday and overnight, things are drying out this morning. A low pressure systems still lingers off the Coast and showers are possible through early Saturday morning. Rainfall totals so far were pretty impressive: Temps today will be in the mid-70s, with gradually warming into next week. The next
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The atmosphere wants to be in equilibrium and will do everything it can to equalize. To accomplish this, air will always flow from high pressure to low pressure. Air flows clockwise around high pressure systems and counterclockwise around low pressure systems. Credit: NOAA Air flows into low pressure centers. As the air rises, the water
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Today will be mostly sunny and mild, but changes are on the way. A storm is just off the coast and will slowly cross California over the next few days bringing the chance of showers here on the Valley floor along with some light snow in the highest elevations of local mountains. Rainfall potential for
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Here on the valley floor, we don’t get to see too much fall foliage. But, if you’ve got an itch to see the fall colors, you can head on up to the San Bernardino National Forest in Idyllwild. The Forest Service recommends taking a drive down Highway 243 from Banning to Idyllwild to experience some
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It’s noticeably cloudier today than it was over the weekend. These clouds are mostly upper-level and are just passing through. A low pressure system remains off the northwestern coast of California. The system will continue to move closer to Southern California over the next few days. The low is also bringing in moisture from the
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Mild conditions are expected to start off the work week. Daytime highs will remain near the seasonal average (80°) until an incoming Pacific storm system makes landfall in our region midweek. If you’re heading out early this morning, packing light layers may be a good idea as temperatures remain in the low 60s until mid-morning.
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