Today is #ShowYourStripes Day! You may have seen a graphic like the one(s) below before. It looks almost like a red and blue barcode. Just as barcodes can contain certain information, so do these diagrams provided by Climate Central. Instead of information about a specific product, however, these graphics show us trends in temperatures for
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The Solstice arrives at 7:57 a.m. today, with below average highs expected into the first official weekend of the Summer season. Highs today will climb to the lower triple digits, but will fade back into the 90s by tomorrow. A weak trough hovers off the Coast tomorrow and into Friday which will keep us breezy
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Today is the last day of spring (astronomically speaking)! Temperatures today are sitting comfortably below the seasonal average of 105°F. Both Palm Springs and Thermal peaked at 100°. A trough of low pressure will continue to make its way closer to California and should arrive by Thursday. This trough will bring in some upper-level winds,
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The reason the Earth has seasons is because of its tilt. Rather than being directly up and down, the Earth is tilted 23.5° away from 90°. As the planet orbits around the sun, different parts of Earth are exposed to more/less of the sun’s rays. During the summer solstice, the Earth’s axis is tilted towards
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While winds will remain a factor in the valley throughout the day, they will be weaker than yesterday’s. Today’s breezy winds will strengthen this evening before calming overnight into Wednesday. Today, sustained gusts could reach 20-35 mph on the valley floor, with the strongest gusts near the interstate and San Gorgonio pass. The low pressure
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A monsoon is a seasonal change in the wind pattern for a specific area. Monsoons bring heavy rains to many areas across the globe. They form when temperatures on land warm up much faster than over the ocean. This differential heating can have a large impact on normal atmospheric circulations, allowing for a monsoon to
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A First Alert Weather Alert has been issued for gusty winds that will last through tonight at 11 p.m. During this time, strong winds may create difficult conditions on the roads and reduced visibility. A Wind Advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service and a Windblown Dust Advisory is in place from the
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Saturday is set to be the warmest day of the week and only the third day temperatures have reached the triple digits this month! This weekend warm up is due to a high pressure system building over Mexico which is sending temperatures upwards across the region. This warming trend will be short-lived as a low
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Triple-digit temperatures are back in the desert and for Palm Springs only for the third time this month! The heat and humidity are creating an environment conducive to showers and storms. San Bernardino and Riverside County mountains are experiencing the output this afternoon. High-pressure strengthening over Mexico is providing the heat as we close out
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Highs hit 97 yesterday and we’ll continue to incremental warming into tomorrow. This morning an area of low pressure to our North is dropping some thunderstorms from Vegas in to the High Desert of SoCal. Highs top out near 103 tomorrow, close to seasonal norms, and then a slight cooling trend into early next week.
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Similar to Wednesday, there’s plenty of blue sky around the desert this afternoon. Temperatures have warmed into the upper-90s around the Coachella Valley. This will make for a warm evening ahead for those heading out to VillageFest in Downtown Palm Springs. The sunset is at 7:58 p.m. Friday will become more interesting with a better
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An area of low pressure in the Great Basin will bring breezy and more humid conditions today into tomorrow, with a chance of thunderstorms in the high desert between Twentynine Palms and Las Vegas. The chance of storms will be highest late this evening and into the overnight hours. Friday into the weekend, a ridge
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Another sun-filled day in the desert with some cumulus clouds building over the mountains. Dew point temperatures have ranged from the mid-40s to the mid-50s, creating a more humid environment than yesterday. Air temperatures have also already surpassed yesterday’s highs while still remaining just below the 30-year average for the date. Palm Springs peaked at
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Last Thursday, June 8th, 2023, the Climate Prediction Center, a division of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) issued an El Niño Advisory. An El Niño (or La Niña) advisory is issued when El Niño (or La Niña) conditions are both observed and expected to continue. Across the globe, there are a wide variety of
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The valley’s mid-June warming trend continues today as temperatures rise into the mid-90s, with a high of 96°. Though temperatures are on the rise, they will stay under the seasonal average of 103° until this weekend. Multiple waves of low pressure are bringing changes to the region. Today’s wave is set to increase the chances
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Warmer than yesterday, high temperatures have climbed into the mid-90s across the valley floor. This is still below the average for the month. Yet again, winds will strengthen through the evening and last into the night, tapering into the morning. It may be sunny and warm, but our weather pattern is far from stagnant. Multiple
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Warmer conditions are moving in after hitting a high of only 86 yesterday. Highs today will climb into the lower 90s. As we move closer to the weekend, highs will approach triple digits and stay in that range into early next week.
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The low pressure that brought the drop into the 80s and gusty winds over the weekend is heading off to the east. As it weakens its grasp on the Desert Southwest, winds will gradually diminish, and temperatures will warm. Wind speeds will strengthen through the evening hours. Gusts will generally be under 30 MPH on
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We’ve been extraordinarily lucky this June, with highs running well below seasonal averages, and today that continues. An area of low pressure up North is continuing to feed in cooler and breezier conditions through today and into tomorrow. Winds along the I-10 corridor will remain gusty through this evening, and will gradually ease by tomorrow
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An approaching low-pressure system will move into California this week, bringing a variety of changes, including cooler temperatures and more wind. Similar to what the desert has been experiencing for the past week, winds will be breezy during the day on Saturday, with strengthening occurring through the evening A First Alert Weather Alert has been
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