We’re starting our weekend off with a new Excessive Heat Warning. This goes into effect this morning at 10:00 AM and is currently set to expire Tuesday night. During this time, residents in the Coachella Valley and High Desert can expect high temperatures around 117°. Overnight low temperatures will stay warm, too. After the humidity
Continue Reading
If you thought July 2024 was unusually hot, you’re not crazy. This was a record-breaking month for the Coachella Valley. Alarmingly, nearly every single day was several degrees above the seasonal average, up to 15° on some days. One day had a high temperature equal to the average and only one day was below average.
Continue Reading
An Excessive Heat Warning will take effect Saturday morning at 10:00 for the Coachella Valley and San Gorgonio Pass. This comes as high temperatures will soar well into the 110s. This will remain in place through 11 PM Tuesday evening and comes as a drying trend takes over for the weekend. Thanks to an area
Continue Reading
An Excessive Heat Warning goes into effect tomorrow, lasting through Monday as humidity wanes and high pressure assumes control of the forecast. Humidity still lingers today, with that monsoonal flow continuing to bring a slight chance of scattered showers and isolate thunderstorms. Highs will top our near 110 today, but then we turn the thermostat
Continue Reading
When people visit the Coachella Valley, the Salton Sea isn’t usually at the top of most people’s to-do lists… and for good reason. The Salton Sea often has a bit of an unpleasant odor. This is because of Hydrogen sulfide, a gas which is well known for giving rotten eggs their distinctive smell. As with
Continue Reading
It is muggy outside! Dew point temperatures are in the 60s across the valley, a big difference from what we felt yesterday. The passing showers this morning did not bring any recordable rainfall to the low desert, ‘trace’ being reported at Palm Springs International Airport. Some communities in the High Desert received around a tenth
Continue Reading
Smoke from the Nixon Fire remains a problem for the region, dropping air quality in the “Unhealthy” range so a smoke advisory remains in effect. In addition, an Excessive Heat Warning will go into effect Saturday and Sunday as temps rise to near 115. High pressure will dominate the forecast through the weekend and into
Continue Reading
If there’s one thing wildfires are known for it’s heat. As fires heat up the air, it becomes less dense and will want to rise. As this happens, it has the ability to create special thunderstorms known as pyrocumulus and pyrocumulonimbus clouds (aka thunderstorms caused by fires). Fires can also influence the weather on the
Continue Reading
The Smoke Advisory has been extended for parts of Riverside County due to elevated fine particle pollution in the air from wildfire smoke. The Nixon Fire has been burning since Tuesday. A ridge of high pressure to our east will expand west and begin to steer monsoonal moisture into Southern California. Thursday morning will see
Continue Reading
Smoke from the Nixon Fire continues to create air quality issues for the region today, with a Smoke Advisory now extended into Thursday. Air quality has deteriorated significantly in areas south of the Valley, dipping into the “Very Unhealthy” range this morning. Highs today will again top our near 112 with fairly low dew points
Continue Reading
A Smoke Advisory is in effect for Riverside County mountains and deserts due to elevated fine particle pollution levels from wildfire smoke. Through Wednesday morning, the Coachella Valley is also under a Windblown Dust Advisory for sand and dust blown aloft during gusty conditions. Our weather pattern remains warm and dry through Wednesday. A ridge
Continue Reading
Highs will once again top out near 110 degrees, so expect a near-normal day, with the potential for some smoke pollution form the Nixon Fire burning in the mountains South of the Valley. A Smoke Advisory as well as a Windblown Dust Advisory are both in place for the Valley thanks to the potential for
Continue Reading
Breezy to gusty west winds will be felt around the desert, mainly along I-10, through the night. Gusts will reach near 30 MPH for the more wind-prone communities. Due to the potential for windblown sand and dust, an Air Quality Alert is in effect for the Coachella Valley through Wednesday morning. We get to maintain
Continue Reading
The atmosphere has dried out nicely, and we should see that continue through the early part of this work week before monsoonal moisture returns. An Air Quality Watch is up for the Valley through Wednesday morning thanks to the potential for some blowing sand and dust. We are also tracking an Odor Advisory from the
Continue Reading
This evening will see another boost to our winds. While these winds will be weaker than yesterday, they will still be elevated enough to loft bits of dust and sand into the air. Winds will gradually decrease with each evening through midweek. An Air Quality Alert was issued yesterday for the Coachella Valley and San
Continue Reading
Sunday will feel similar to what we felt yesterday. Relief in the form of dry air and temperatures near our seasonal average is still here in the Coachella Valley. While weaker than yesterday, some of the breezy and gusty conditions we felt yesterday is also lingering in the area. As a result of the wind,
Continue Reading
As a result of the weather pattern setup, we will be feeling another windy night here in the Coachella Valley. This comes as a result of being sandwiched between an area of low pressure to the north and an area of high pressure to the south. As usual, the strongest winds will be along the
Continue Reading
Relief from the heat & humidity that we’ve experienced for the past couple of weeks is finally here! It’s windy this weekend, but that wind is giving us drier and cooler conditions. The strongest wind conditions are expected this afternoon and into tonight. Wind gusts nearing 30 mph are expected across the Coachella Valley —
Continue Reading
It’s the final day of the Excessive Heat Warning! Temperatures this afternoon have climbed more than 5° above average. Palm Springs has reached 117° as of 3:30 p.m. The record for the date is 119°. Windy conditions must enter the chat to get some much-deserved relief. Onshore flow will strengthen through the evening, with gusts
Continue Reading
The Excessive Heat Warning remains in place for the Coachella Valley today. Yesterday broke the high temperature record for July 25th, with a high of 120°F! While today is drier than yesterday, there is still some lingering moisture, so it may feel sticky at times throughout the morning and early afternoon. The weather pattern shows
Continue Reading