Highs will span the middle 70s today, but climb to near 80 by midweek. Expect a very mild and comfortable Thanksgiving holiday as high pressure builds in across the region. That ridge of high pressure will push temps upwards through the week, as the Jetstream marches farther North. This afternoon, expect highs near the seasonal
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Hello, sunshine! It’s been an absolutely gorgeous day so far as the clouds have parted, giving way to clearer skies and drier weather after the last week of cloudier and rainier conditions. Temperatures are set to be very comfortable tomorrow. We’re in the middle of a warming trend as we
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Good morning! It’s been a cool and wet weekend so far, but that will change today. Skies will start to clear out today. This will allow us to warm up more than we have in the last week or so. We will also be able to see the snow on our local mountains with more
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s been an overcast day in the desert. We experienced some rainfall overnight and into this morning, with some sporadic showers into the afternoon. The cloudy skies and added rainfall kept our daytime high at 68° today. Officially, Palm Springs recorded 0.06 inches of rain today, with light rain totals
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) A First Alert Weather Alert remains in effect until 7pm this evening as we continue to track wrap around showers moving through potions of the valley this afternoon. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for our mountain communities above 6500 ft through 4pm this afternoon, and a Flood Watch is
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Rainfall has lightened up this morning, but we’ll continue to see periods of showers for this Friday, then skies will clear out for the weekend and the Holiday week ahead! An area of low pressure lingers just off the coast and will move through SoCal and Northern Baja tonight and push East tomorrow. A First
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Good Thursday morning! Bundle up out the door. We have a chilly start for us here in the valley with morning lows in the 40s. That’s the coldest start we’ve had since this past April! Our morning starts cold and dry with increasing clouds and a chance of rain heading into the afternoon. We’re looking
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Good afternoon. It is still mild and cool here in the Coachella Valley. While the cool weather will stick around for a few more days, the mild weather will not. We are tracking yet another system on the move, which will impact the Coachella Valley later this week. Some clouds and moisture will start to
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Expect a sunny and cool midweek, but rain returns to the forecast heading into Thursday evening as a vigorous front arrives. We hit 70 yesterday afternoon, and I expect to match that later today, but it will be cool throughout the day and the rest of the with highs running 8-10 degrees below average. Clouds
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Temperatures today have been quite cool, staying below 70°F in Palm Springs. This is well below the seasonal average of 78°F. Temperatures today are so cool thanks to an area of low pressure sitting over Southern California. This is the same system that brought some overnight showers and snow to the Coachella Valley and local
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The valley saw light scattered showers overnight and into the early morning hours. And lots of additional snow at the top of the Tram! A lingering area of low pressure will continue to bring a chance of showers through today and overnight tonight. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until 10 this evening as
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Good morning and happy Monday. It’s a cool start to the week as temperatures are only peaking in the lower 70s. We are tracking another, separate system moving through later tonight as a low pressure system moves south down the Golden State. We are not expecting to see much accumulation, likely below a tenth of
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – It has been a wet day here in the Coachella Valley. A few bands of heavier precipitation have entered the mix this afternoon. Several Areal Flood Advisories have been issued as the National Weather Service monitors this rain. There was quite the downpour at our station in Thousand Palms right
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A lingering area of low pressure will bring a chance of scattered showers, especially overnight tonight, and reinforce the colder air mass. Temps will run about 10 degrees colder than normal this week. Highs today will barely make it into the 70s. The low pressure system (weaker than the one over the weekend) will drop
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – After a soggy Saturday, conditions have been absolutely gorgeous in the Coachella Valley on Sunday! We’ve had more sunshine today, as well as mountain snow atop the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway! Here’s a look from our Long Valley Camera – we’ve already seen folks throwing snowballs with the fresh powder!
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Update 11/16/25 Cathedral City confirmed Public Works crews have completed cleanup operations following the mudslide, and Varner Road has now been reopened to traffic. Original Report 11/15/25 CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) –Nearly 30 people were evacuated from their cars at Varner Road and Date Palm Drive after a mudslide trapped them. Over a dozen cars
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Good morning. We are tracking the potential for some scattered showers today across the desert. However, not much accumulation is expected. Yesterday saw a significant amount of rain in the valley. Palm Springs International Airport saw over an inch of rain, with much of the rest of the valley seeing between 0.75 and 1 inch
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Happy Friday! We’re about to experience “weather whiplash” as we transition from 90s and sunshine to a very wet and active stretch over the Coachella Valley, with the pace picking up noticeably tonight.We’re under a First Alert Weather Alert for rain leading to possible flooding across the region today and all day tomorrow. Light, spotty
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Good morning and happy Friday. As of this morning, we are officially under a First Alert Weather Alert as we track a very wet weekend ahead. A powerful area of low pressure will bring an atmospheric river into Southern California. We have already seen some light showers overnight and early this morning. This will continue
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