A Heat Advisory will be in effect for the Inland Empire from Noon today until 7 p.m. tomorrow (and may be extended) as warmer conditions creep into the forecast. A ridge of high pressure will keep temps above average through the coming weekend. With modest offshore winds through tomorrow, temps will stay elevated until early
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Southern California is home to a fairly unique weather phenomenon known as the Santa Ana winds. The Santa Ana winds are an offshore wind event. This means that winds will flow from the inland deserts toward the Pacific Ocean. This happens when high pressure over the deserts pushes air to the west Credit: USGS Dry air
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Our dew points today are fairly similar to yesterday, albeit slightly lower. Our relative humidity levels are also on their way down with most valley cities seeing values below 15%. While our humidity levels remain low, there remains an elevated risk for fire weather conditions across the Southland. Winds today on the valley floor are
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A ridge of high pressure building in along the coast will boost temperatures and bring some offshore winds to the region. While the Santa Ana type winds can be very gusty, so far only a small area is under a Wind Advisory through this afternoon. Highs are slowly climbing, and will continue to increase through
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According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a water year is defined as ‘the 12-month period starting October 1, for any given year through September 30, of the following year’. The water year measures the total water received by a certain area during that year. Think of it as the fiscal year for water.
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September 2023 by all accounts was quite nice. 19 days saw temperatures below the seasonal average and only 10 days had daily highs above average. One day, September 14th, had a high temperature which matched the average for that day. No days this month tied or broke a record temperature. The average high temperature for
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A ridge of high-pressure building in from the Pacific will aid in a warming trend that will last through the week. Winds will take on an offshore flow midweek, bringing a drying trend as well, increasing fire weather conditions. Breezy conditions are expected around the Coachella Valley on Wednesday, with gusts near 20 MPH. Stronger
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High pressure is gradually building into the region bringing offshore winds and some warmer temps as well. Warmer conditions will prevail from Thursday into the weekend, with highs in the upper 90s and perhaps a few triple digit readings. Today, by comparison, will be relatively mild with temperatures climbing to 90. This is six degrees
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After a windy, but very mild end of September, the first week of October will see a slight warming and drying trend. There is a ridge of high pressure which is moving in from the west as the trough of low pressure moves off to the east. Even though temperatures will be rising, overall it
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After a dusty and gusty weekend, things calmed down a good bit and now we are enjoying a cool morning. A deep dip in the Jetstream will keep us cooler than normal until mid-week. The area of low pressure that created windy conditions this weekend is now moving across Utah and leaving in it’s wake
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A Wind Advisory goes into effect at 6 p.m. this evening in anticipation of powerful winds that could impact travel and air quality. Gusty winds increase in the wind prone areas this evening, with stronger winds more likely tomorrow afternoon and evening. This is all the result of a strong low pressure system dropping in
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A Wind Advisory has been called by the National Weather Service. This will go into effect at 5PM Friday and last through 5AM Sunday. Tomorrow, we will start to see the large trough in the Pacific Northwest dip south into California. Temperatures will continue to fall, however, our wind gusts will also become stronger. By
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Today will be breezy and mild, but stronger winds are on the way. A deep area of low pressure arrives over the weekend and will enhance winds. There is even a small chance of showers late Saturday as the storm moves through. Expect breezy conditions this evening, but the stronger winds develop tomorrow night. The
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We have some big changes coming to the Coachella Valley over the next few days. Starting tomorrow, Thursday, a significant cooling trend will begin. Temperatures will fall going into the weekend, with high temperatures in the low 80s expected for Saturday and Sunday. Another change we will notice is in our winds. Wind gusts will
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All three months of meteorological summer (June, July and August) in 2023 fall within the top ten hottest months of all time across the globe! June 2023 was the 8th hottest month on record, with an average temperature of 16.51°C (61.72°F). August 2023 was the second hottest month on record, only being beaten by July
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Today will be the warmest day of the week, matching yesterday’s high of 104. A Windblown Dust Advisory remains in effect until 8 this morning, but gustier winds will return heading into tomorrow evening. Winds tomorrow evening will climb into the 25-30 m.p.h. range in parts of the region. Those gusty winds will drop daytime
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We feel a lot of wind in the San Gorgonio Pass and here in the Coachella Valley. There’s two main reasons why – The Venturi Effect and the difference in temperature between the Coachella Valley and the Inland Empire. The Venturi Effect describes how fluids (any gas or liquid) behave in an area of constricted
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We remain under an Air Quality Alert for windblown dust. This was issued by the South Coast AQMD and is slated to expire at 8AM on Wednesday. As of 3:30PM, air quality is being reported as ‘good’ throughout the Coachella Valley. As per usual, we are tracking breezier conditions as we head into the evening
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A Windblown Dusty Advisory remains in effect through early tomorrow, even though winds will increase by Thursday. A trough up North helps encourage those winds, and it will swing through NorCal this afternoon. Highs will be slightly above average today, much like yesterday. Thursday we see breezy conditions increasing and daytime highs will drop significantly
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