THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s been quite an unpleasant couple of days in the Coachella Valley as gusty weather has led to poor air quality, road closures, and visibility issues. Unfortunately, we’re still seeing more of the same – even into the middle of next week. We’re seeing a brief lull (relatively speaking) in
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A First Alert Weather Alert is in place until midnight tonight for gusty, dusty conditions and blowing sand leading to terrible air quality across the Coachella Valley. Strong winds will remain a big factor into our evening hours, despite otherwise sunny skies (we can’t really see them) and cooler, but seasonal temperatures today and heading
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Happy Friday! It’s another gross day here in the valley with gusty winds and significant air quality impacts. Winds will stay breezy to gusty throughout the day, with the strongest winds expected this evening. We also remain under an Air Quality Alert through 11:59 PM. This all comes from a large area of low pressure
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Warm, breezy and dusty conditions continue with winds continuing to be a big talker today and tomorrow. We’re still under a First Alert Weather Alert until 7pm Friday for strong winds, blowing dust and reduced visibility across the Coachella Valley. We’ve had a little bit of a lull in the winds this afternoon and improving
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Good morning! The First Alert Weather Alert continues this morning as we track persistent breezy to gusty winds and poor air quality. While the winds have subsided slightly since last night, especially outside of the I-10 corridor, they are still elevated. This has prevented the air quality from having a chance to significantly improve. We
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Earlier this week CAL FIRE released their final updated hazard maps. This comes as Governor Newsom signed an executive order expediting the release of the maps after the devastating LA wildfires. These maps show the wildfire hazard for local and state jurisdictions. The areas are broken down into three hazard categories: moderate, high, and very
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Spring began last week on March 20th, astronomically speaking, anyway. But Mother Nature doesn’t follow such a regular schedule. Depending on where you are in the country, spring begins at different times. For instance, Miami sees spring start much earlier than Indianapolis. The USA National Phenology Network tracks the start of spring with their “Spring
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It’s a gusty and dusty day here in the Coachella Valley! We’ve been tracking persistent breezy to gusty conditions throughout the day, leading to significant air quality concerns valley-wide. The Coachella Valley has the worst air quality in the country right now, “hazardous”. This was the air quality at 11pm: These winds are helping to
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Gusty winds will usher in cooler temps gradually over the next few days. We topped out at record levels yesterday, hitting triple digits for the first time this year in Palm Springs. Thermal hit 100 on Monday, making this day two of triple digits for the East Valley. High pressure will move out as low
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It’s a toasty day here in the Coachella Valley. In fact, it’s the hottest day of the year so far. While we are still awaiting the official numbers for the day, Palm Springs recorded a temperature of 100°F today. That not only makes today the hottest day of the year so far, but it also
Continue ReadingCalifornia is the most seismically active state in the country. We know that very well here in Southern California. The reason why we have so many earthquakes is because of the countless fault lines running through the state. There are hundreds running through or around the Coachella Valley alone. Sometimes, an earthquake will be registered
Continue ReadingHighs hit a record 100 at Thermal yesterday afternoon, and we’re likely to see that repeated in many valley cities this afternoon. High pressure remains in place, keeping the heatwave in place through tomorrow. Highs will span the upper 90s and lower 100s today, but by tomorrow the high pressure ridge begins to breakdown so
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A very warm day across the deserts today and tomorrow as daytime highs soar to 10-15+ degrees above normal. We hit record high temperatures in Thermal and Idyllwild today. While we’re kicking off the work week on a toasty note, it’s probably tomorrow that will be the warmest day of the week for us. I’m
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Highs will be running about 10-15 degrees above average through Wednesday as high pressure holds steady across the region. Highs hit 93 yesterday, and I expect us to be a couple of degrees warmer today. Temps peak tomorrow in the upper 90s, with steady cooling coming from Wednesday into the weekend. By the weekend, highs
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s been a warm weekend! Highs have climbed higher than yesterday, and as we start the work week, we’re expecting even warmer weather on the way. Drink plenty of water, try to stay cool, and put on some sunscreen! We’re tracking predominantly clear skies over the Coachella Valley over the
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It’s been a warm weekend with even warmer temperatures to come. Yesterday, highs reached 90° for the first time since February 26th. We can expect highs in the 90s for at least the next several days. Thankfully, skies are mostly clear today and will continue to be clear to mostly clear in the days ahead.
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s the first weekend of spring, and it’s a warm one in the Coachella Valley! As high pressure continues to build, we’re seeing clear blue skies and a whole lot of warmth. The Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix kicks off at 12:00 p.m. tomorrow! It’ll be a warm 86° by
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We are warming up as we head into our first weekend of Spring! Nice and warm to wrap up the work week with day time high temps in the upper 80s this afternoon and Saturday. Nice and toasty if you’re headed down to the Thermal Club for the Thermal NTT INDYCAR Series. Most of us
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Highs will climb well into the 90s headed into the weekend and early next week as high pressure lingers over the region. Temps today will exceed yesterday’s highs by about 5 degrees as this warming trend kicks in. A wet storm system to our North will bring rain and wind to the Pacific Northwest, but
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Happy first day of Spring! We kick Spring off with a return to more seasonable temperatures after about a week and a half (with the exception of St. Patrick’s Day) cooler than normal weather. Looking very pleasant into the afternoon and evening hours tonight in the low 80s. Dinner outside on the patio weather for
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