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The rain arrived Sunday night and persisted into Monday morning. Accumulation around the desert was minimal while higher totals were recorded across the mountains. As the rain cleared, many were treated to a spectacular rainbow. The photo below shows the view from Morongo Valley. Photo courtesy of Ron Morgan After high temperatures in the 70s,
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We picked up light showers this morning, which quickly ended here in the Valley, but continue for parts of the Inland Empire. Those showers resulted very little rain (PSP: 0.02″) but some additional snow in our local mountains above 6,000 feet. A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 1pm. Skies will continue to clear
Continue Reading A low pressure system is bringing us cooler than normal temperatures, along with the chance to see some rain and snow for our local mountains. Most of that rain looks to stick to the west of us here in the Coachella Valley overnight tonight and into Monday morning. Another system moves in mid-week, bringing us
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Temperatures continue to be a few degrees below the seasonal normal. In Palm Springs, that normal is 80°. An area of low pressure will continue to push closer to the coast tonight through Monday. This area of low pressure will keep temperatures cool and bring widespread showers to areas west with a slight chance of
Continue Reading Temperatures are staying below seasonal average for Sunday, with more of that cloud cover moving in. Chances for rain join us from Sunday night into Monday. Heavier rainfall is looking to stay west of the Coachella Valley. Rainfall totals look to be about one hundredth of an inch for most of the valley floor. More
Continue Reading The normal high temperature for Palm Springs this time of year is 80°. Temperatures will remain below that through the weekend and even next week. You could stay it still feels like winter instead of spring! We are staying below normal as an area of low pressure moves closer to the coast. This area of
Continue Reading A cloudy and cool Friday in the desert. Cloudy conditions will stick with us through the evening as the mercury slowly cools into the low 60s around 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. The vernal equinox occurred at 8:49 p.m. Thursday making today the first full day of spring despite temperatures not reflecting the season. An average
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We’re expecting a nice weekend, starting with today’s sunshine, punctuated with only some passing clouds moving in from the Coast. A weak area of low pressure will linger off the coast most of the weekend, so we will still see some partly cloudy skies, today’s highs will run about 10 degrees below average. Moving forward,
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Another cool day across the desert but warmer than yesterday! A high temperature of 67° was recorded at Palm Springs International Airport. Most of the precipitation has moved eastward but some residual moisture remains in Southern California. This has led to spotty showers across Riverside county. A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for Riverside
Continue Reading The rain of yesterday has departed but left an impressive, record setting total in both Palm Springs and Thermal. Today, cooler air lingers behind the storm system, keeping our highs well below seasonal levels, mainly in the mid-sixties today and tomorrow. There is a Winter Weather Advisory still in effect for the Mountain Communities, with
Continue Reading More rain than originally anticipated squeezed out of the low pressure system that made its way across the Southland today. It doesn’t take a lot of rain to set a record here in the desert. Both Thermal (0.08″) and Palm Springs (0.23″) set a daily rainfall record. The skies have cleared this evening as the
Continue Reading Light to moderate showers are possible through the day and into the evening as a weak storm system slides through SoCal today. A Winter Weather Advisory will be in effect through 11pm tomorrow for our local mountains above 4,500 feet with a few inches of additional snow possible at the highest elevations. Rainfall on the
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An average high for today’s date is 79° in Palm Springs; instead, 70° is what was recorded this afternoon. The reason for it? A cold front moved across Southern California yesterday. More winter weather on the way for local mountains. A Winter Weather Advisory in effect for San Bernardino and Riverside county mountains beginning at
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There were a few light sprinkles overnight, but skies are clearing, and the snowfall totals in the mountains increased as a cool front moved through. Arrowhead and Big Bear picked up about 5″ of snow, the largest rainfall total in the Valley was Indio, at 0.02″! Another weak storm moves in tomorrow, bringing a similar
Continue Reading Most of the rainfall will remain west of the Coachella Valley but spotty showers overnight are expected with minimal accumulation. Up to 0.10″ is possible. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until 6:00 a.m. Friday for elevations above 5,000′. Temperatures will be notably cooler tomorrow with highs in the 60s, compared to today’s high
Continue Reading Today sunny and mild, but by tonight a chance of showers here (very light with modest totals below 0.10″) and some heavy snow in the mountains! A Winter Storm Warning will go up for San Bernardino County above 5,000′ and for Riverside County, a Winter Weather Advisory. Snowfall could reach over a foot in the
Continue Reading An area of low pressure continues to keep temperatures below normal. Yesterday in Palm Springs, the high temperature reached 73°. A perfectly comfortable day in the desert. Much of the same is expected today with temperatures remaining in the lower 70’s. The normal this time of year is in the upper 70’s, near 79°. If
Continue Reading Conditions will stay dry and below normal for the Coachella Valley this weekend, but changes are on the way. This area of low pressure to the north is sweeping in cooler air. It is also keeping showers in the forecast for our mountains and areas west. If you are traveling out of the desert, keep
Continue Reading Thursday’s rain was record-breaking and it made a big difference in bringing us closer to “average” for year-to-date rainfall totals. For reference, the average rainfall for the entire year in Palm Springs is 5.74″. The storm system that brought the wet weather to our desert has departed to the east. We’ll deal with partly cloudy
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