It’s a beautiful summer day here in the valley. Looking out from our Indian Wells cam, we can see lots of blue skies, allowing for our temperatures to climb into the triple digits. However, we can also see plenty of clouds in the sky. This is to be expected as a result of the elevated
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The dew points and humidity values are up, and will stay that way through Friday. A moisture laden air mass is moving up from the South and will linger through the week. Highs will be slightly subdued thanks to the increased moisture levels. There is a small chance of thunderstorms around the region, particularly in
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A Wind Advisory will take effect at 5:00 p.m. for the San Gorgonio Pass, stretching into the northern Coachella Valley. Use extra caution while driving as the wind could gust up to 60 MPH. The majority of the Coachella Valley is not included in the advisory, but gusts are still expected to exceed 30 MPH,
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A Wind Advisory will be in place from this evening until 8 tomorrow morning in areas around the San Gorgonio Pass and also portions of Imperial and San Diego counties as winds will gust to near 45 m.p.h. in areas. Expect breezy and relatively mild conditions today, but the remnants of Tropical Storm Eugene head
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We will continue to see daily high temperatures in the triple digits. Although, thankfully our temperatures will be at or below the seasonal average as opposed to above. This can be attributed to the ridge of high pressure shifting off to the east, bringing temperatures above average to Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. By mid-week,
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An Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect until 8 p.m. this evening. Moisture from a tropical storm will increase humidity into midweek, and reduce temperatures. Tropical Storm Eugene is losing strength and will become a tropical depression by later today, but moisture from that storm will work it’s way northward by midweek, increasing humidity for
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An Excessive Heat Warning continues through Monday at 8 p.m. Temperatures could rise up to 115° during this time. A Heat Advisory is set to expire Sunday at 8 p.m. Cooler temperatures are expected to arrive across the region midweek. Continue to stay vigilant for signs of heat illness. Tropical moisture will increase humidity across
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An Excessive Heat Warning will remain in effect for the valley until 8 p.m. Monday. Temperatures will remain above the seasonal average of 109° until the start of the work week. Conditions are staying dry for now as high pressure continues to dominate over the desert southwest. This changes by the start of the week
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An Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect through Monday at 8 p.m. from the National Weather Service. During this time, we could see temperatures up to 115° locally. To the west, a Heat Advisory remains in effect through Sunday at 8 p.m. Be watchful for symptoms of heat illness during this time. Dry air heats
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Above-average temperatures are expected this weekend as high pressure continues to build over the desert southwest. Daytime high temperatures will rise 5°-10° above the seasonal average (109°) as conditions remain dry. An Excessive Heat Warning has been called by the National Weather Service due to this weekend’s warm up that could increase the risks of
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We have continued to see high pressure build over southern California over the past few days. We expect this trend to continue over weekend. The higher pressure is allowing for clear skies and increased daytime heating. In anticipation of the excessive heat this weekend, the National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for
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While the dew points are lower, the temps are heating up for the weekend. An Excessive Heat Warning is in place from Saturday at 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Monday for the entire region. Broad high pressure is spreading excessive heat across mush of the Southern U.S. In these hot conditions please remember to take
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We’re continuing to keep an eye on the large ridge of high pressure over the southern Unites States. This is the same system which has been hanging out in the desert southwest, but moved to the east a few days ago. It is starting to stretch back to the west. This will lead to warmer
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July 2023 was HOT! Aside from going down as the hottest month ever recorded globally, July in the Coachella Valley was relentless with its heat. More than 75% of July this year saw daily high temperatures above the seasonal average. As well, three days either tied or broke the previous record high temperature for that
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A broad ridge of high pressure is building in across the Southern U.S. which will start to increase temps into the weekend. This has brought much of the moisture we felt earlier this week off to the east as well. The lack of moisture is allowing for higher temperatures across the region. In anticipation of
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The dominant ridge of high pressure which we have felt for a while now has moved off to the east for the time being. This has brought much of the monsoonal moisture toward the east as well. In its wake, dry air has begun to move into Southern California. We are tracking an increase in
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Just about every thunderstorm has a similar origin story. It all comes down to air density – hot air rises and cold air sinks. For various reasons, a parcel of air near the surface may become warmer than its surroundings. This causes the warm air to rise, creating what meteorologists call an updraft. The parcel
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Air quality is now in the ‘moderate’ zone across the valley. While improvements have been made, it may take some additional time for the sand and dust from Monday’s haboob to completely settle. Drier conditions are expected for Wednesday as the monsoon moisture that brought thunderstorm activity to the region continues to move towards the
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While our air quality is significantly better than yesterday, there is still some progress to be made. Just about the entire region is reporting ‘moderate’ air quality as a result of the sand and dust in the air from yesterday morning’s haboob. Showers and storms are occurring over the mountains and high desert this afternoon.
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The First Alert Weather Team has tracked a significant improvement in the air quality outside today as compared to yesterday! We measure impacts to air quality using a tool called the Air Quality Index or AQI. A higher AQI value represents a higher level of that pollutant in the air. Some of the pollutants that
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