Palm Springs and Thermal broke records for the second day in a row. Temperatures hit the 90s today which is around 20 degrees above average. Overnight temperatures are also above average, in the 50s rather than where they should be for this time of year, in the mid-40s. It won’t be as hot tomorrow, but
Continue Reading Palm Springs and Thermal broke record high temperatures on Friday, January 15th. With a ridge of high pressure remaining in place, temperatures will continue to track near record breaking again for Saturday. The ridge of high pressure will slowly retrograde pushing northwest Sunday, allowing for some cooling Sunday afternoon. Temperatures all weekend will remain in
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Temperatures have climbed ~20° above normal for the date. Both Palm Springs (89°) and Thermal (90°) set new record high temperatures for today’s date. Indio tied the city’s record of 89°. RECORD HEAT in the Coachella Valley!Both Palm Springs and Thermal set new record high temperatures for today's date. Indio tied the city's record of
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As the Bonita burns near Mountain Center (updates on the air and here on KESQ.com) winds are gusting and highs are reaching record peaks. Dew points remain bone dry, so the Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 4 PM today. Above average temperatures dominate the Western US, and will last through the weekend. Palm
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Thermal set a record high temperature this afternoon reaching 88°. The previous record was 85° in 1967. Palm Springs (89°) was 2° shy of reaching the city’s record. A ridge of high pressure continues to build over the Desert Southwest providing warm and dry conditions. This ridge is aiding in high temperatures climbing 20° above
Continue Reading Above-normal temperatures continue to plague the Coachella Valley. An average high for the date is 69° but temperatures climbed into the mid 70s this afternoon. Both Palm Springs and Thermal reached 74°. A ridge of high pressure continues to build over the Desert Southwest providing warm and dry conditions. This ridge will amplify over California
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Across the Western US, high pressure is building in from the Pacific and that will result in warmer conditions throughout California. Temperatures today will be roughly ten degrees above normal, with near record highs some 18 degrees above normal possible by Friday before cooling back down. That ridge of high pressure will remain close to
Continue Reading Average for the date is 69° but Palm Springs continues the above-normal temperature streak for the 12th day this year… This is the closest to “normal” we’ll be all week! A ridge of high pressure will continue to build over the Golden State through the week. This weather pattern will block any moisture from reaching
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High pressure continues to sit just off shore, but is pushing the Jet Track farther North so we’ll enjoy another sunny day in SoCal. Highs today will rival those of yesterday, but likely be a degree or two cooler than the 74 we notched Monday. As high pressure dominates the end of the week, highs
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Slightly warmer than yesterday, this Monday afternoon has brought high temperatures in the mid 70s to the Coachella Valley. Palm Springs recorded a high of 74°. Average for the date is 69°. Clear skies persist through the evening as temperatures cool into the 50s by 8:00 p.m. Winds remain light and take on a northwest
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High pressure will build in over the next 24 hours, keeping us sunny and warming us up by the end of the week. Highs will range in the lower seventies today, it has been breezy but those winds have backed off substantially in the last few hours. The Jet Stream continues to transport in some
Continue Reading Palm Springs was a bit cooler today. The afternoon high temperature was 71°, just a couple degrees above seasonal average 68°. Temperatures warm up into the 80s by Thursday! Cloud cover stays overhead throughout the evening with temperatures cooling into the low 50s by 9 p.m. Santa Ana winds return Monday. The strongest wind gusts
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Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 75° on Saturday. The average high temperature for this time of year is 68°. Sunday, will be a few degrees cooler, though still above the average. Santa Ana winds will weaken by the end of the morning. A Wind Advisory remains in effect for San Bernardino mountains and
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It was a beautiful day in the Coachella Valley! Temperatures were above normal in the 70s. These conditions stick around for most of the week. Overnight lows drop into the 40s and warming to the 50s by the early morning. The high desert and mountains experiences breezy conditions today. These winds weaken overnight and into
Continue Reading Friday was a warm day for the Coachella Valley with Palm Springs reaching a high temperature of 78°. The average this time of year is 68°. This weekend, temperatures will still track above average in the lower to mid 70s. Overall comfortable with mostly sunny skies. We are seeing a weak to moderate Santa Ana
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Southern California remains under the influence of high pressure which is keeping us dry and warmer than normal. Average for the date is 68°. Palm Springs has reached 79° this afternoon — the warmest day of the week. Today was the sixth day in a row with high temperatures in the 70s. We’ll continue that
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Skies are partly cloudy today as a front sweeps across Northern California, which will cool us off a bit by tomorrow. Today, expect mid-seventies, but lower-seventies on tap this weekend. Air quality is in the Good range and expected to stay there for the day and the weekend. Highs will drop a bit tomorrow into
Continue Reading Like Wednesday, clouds continue to stream across the Southland. Have a picture to share of today’s weather? Send it to share@kesq.com. Still, high pressure remains over Southern California keeping us dry and temperatures above normal each afternoon. Average for the date is 68°. Palm Springs recorded a high of 75° this afternoon. Today was the
Continue Reading Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 74° on Wednesday. The average this time of year is 68°. Temperatures will continue above average through the next week ahead. We are still under the influence of a ridge of high pressure, though it is flattening. Coastal winds will be weakly onshore with inland winds weakly offshore.
Continue Reading More clouds today but high temperatures in the 70s persist! Average for the date is 68°. Both Palm Springs and Thermal recorded high temperatures of 74° this afternoon. Today’s clouds are associated with the storm system that’s bringing rain and snow to parts of Northern California. Today was the fourth day in a row with
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