We are starting off the week with some hot temperatures and nearby fires. Temperatures on the valley floor today are again above the average of 109°F. A ridge of high pressure over the desert southwest is only going to bring more heat in the coming days, so don’t expect much relief anytime soon. The air
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Expect one of the hottest weeks of the year, with highs spanning the one-teens all week long. By Wednesday, the heat will be intense enough to prompt an Extreme Heat Warning from Wednesday morning until Friday evening as highs soar above 115. Because of the Extreme Heat, we are issuing a First Alert Weather Alert
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s a hot and hazy day in the desert. At the time of writing this article, air quality across the Coachella Valley is unhealthy for sensitive groups. There’s even a pocket of unhealthy air quality over Beaumont and Banning. Sensitive groups should stay indoors as much as possible. The primary
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Smoke from the Oak fire near Riverside is filtering into the Valley from the pass, so you will see (and smell) smoky hazy conditions particularly in the West Valley as NW winds drive the smoke in our direction. Currently, air quality is in the good or moderate range, but we will continue to track this
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s been another hot day in the Coachella Valley. Highs yesterday hit 112° and we’re in the same ballpark for today. We’re seeing plenty of folks cooling off by dipping into the pool this afternoon! Our seasonal afternoon breezes continue tonight. Expect elevated winds starting around dinnertime. These gusts persist
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Good morning, Coachella Valley! It’s another hot weekend with highs exceeding 110°. It’s a fantastic day to spend out by the pool. Just remember to ALWAYS be practicing heat safety. Drink plenty of water and stay in the shade of the AC as much as possible. Looking ahead to this upcoming week, we can expect
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Expect a gradual warming trend across the Coachella Valley and lower deserts through the weekend, as we welcome August with high temperatures about 3-5° above average. Most desert communities will see highs closer to 110° through at least early next week. A strengthening ridge of high pressure will expand mid- to late-week, pushing temperatures even
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Highs are headed into the lower one-teens for the weekend as high pressure dominates the weather scenario on the West Coast. We’re also seeing a much higher fire risk as well. There’s a chance of thunderstorms with dry lightning strikes is also higher today, which could spark wildfires. We hit 109 yesterday, our seasonal average
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We stay seasonally hot (near average temps) and dry across the Coachella Valley today and through the extended forecast. We wrapped up the month of July on a seasonal note after a toasty start. The first day of August shaping up just a hair above normal (109 degrees). A weak trough over the West Coast
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Highs have slowly increased this week, topping out the lower one-teens, and that will hold true through the weekend as high pressure remains in control. Expect highs today similar to the last several, about two degrees above our seasonal norms. Luckily dew points remain nice and dry, so you can use your evaporative coolers and
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Temperatures across the Coachella Valley will continue to warm just slightly into the weekend, with highs expected to run a hair above seasonal norm. After reaching 110°F yesterday, similar conditions are likely through Sunday and possibly Monday, with a good chance the valley exceeds 110°F again over the weekend. Our Thursday looks fairly seasonal. This
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We topped out at 110 yesterday, and I expect even warmer conditions today as the Jetstream pushes a little farther North. This will allow temps to run slightly above average for a few days. Tsunami advisories remain in effect along the California, Oregon and Washington coast after a massive 8.8 magnitude quake in Russia that
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A relatively quiet and stable weather pattern lingers through the rest of the week across the Coachella Valley. I’m watching a weak troughing setup over Northern California and high pressure over Northern Mexico creeping closer to us in SoCal–that’ll be keeping temperatures near seasonal. Clear skies and dry conditions will continue, with highs hovering around
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Highs will remain close to our seasonal norms through the weekend, with dry conditions lingering. The monsoonal flow remains well to our East this morning. Temps yesterday hit 108, today likely we’ll be two degrees warmer. Couple with nice low dew points: That means our “Feels Like” temps will be in the lower 100s, so
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Highs will be closer to seasonal norms this week (109) which is a bit of change from last week when we were below average all week long. Highs today will climb to that 109 mark. We are also keeping an eye on monsoonal moisture, which could rise slightly later this week. So far, we should
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – It was nice while it lasted! Saturday’s below-average high of 101° was a treat, but we’ve steadily warmed closer to the seasonal average so far on Sunday. As we look ahead to the final week of July, temperatures will hover a degree or two warmer than that seasonal temperature of
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The sub-110° temperatures we’ve been enjoying over the past week will slowly be leaving the Coachella Valley as a warming trend gradually arrives this weekend. We’re still tracking some lingering afternoon breezes, and conditions are staying dry for the foreseeable future. Our FutureTrack models are showing the same pattern we’ve
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Comfortable, just slightly cooler-than-normal weather will continue through the weekend across the Coachella Valley thanks to our persistent trough of low pressure lingering along the West Coast. Expect daytime highs to remain in the low 100s, with Saturday being the coolest day of the week—about 10-15 degrees below seasonal averages in some spots. Probably about
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Highs remain below average heading into the weekend before we see a warm-up next week. An area of low pressure to our North will help keep temps in check today. Highs this afternoon, similar to what we’ve seen most of the week, will top out near 105. Dew points are looking great, down in the
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The Coachella Valley continues to enjoy our slight break from the desert’s summer heat, with high temps remaining below average until early next week. It’s thanks to a low-pressure system lingering off the Central California coast, breezy afternoons are in store—especially near the San Gorgonio Pass, where we could see gusts 35-40 mph. By Sunday,
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