We remain under an Air Quality Alert for windblown dust. This was issued by the South Coast AQMD and is slated to expire at 8AM on Wednesday. As of 3:30PM, air quality is being reported as ‘good’ throughout the Coachella Valley. As per usual, we are tracking breezier conditions as we head into the evening
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A Windblown Dusty Advisory remains in effect through early tomorrow, even though winds will increase by Thursday. A trough up North helps encourage those winds, and it will swing through NorCal this afternoon. Highs will be slightly above average today, much like yesterday. Thursday we see breezy conditions increasing and daytime highs will drop significantly
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South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued a Windblown Dust Advisory for the Coachella Valley and San Gorgonio Pass through Wednesday morning. As of 3:15 p.m., air quality readings were ‘good.’ The First Alert Weather Team will be tracking conditions closely. Winds will strengthen into the evening and night with gusts near 20-25 MPH
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The morning began with temps in the 70s for most of the Valley, and we’ll warm up in the upper 90s, near our seasonal norms today. Air quality remains an issue, and likely will be most of the week. To start the day, our AQI was in the “Good” or “Moderate” range. A trough of
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It’s beginning to feel like fall in the desert. High pressure presently dominates over the region, bringing dry air in from the west and seasonable temperatures for daytime high temperatures. Each afternoon and evening, light winds stir up sand and dust, especially for areas in the west and mid valley around I-10. Here’s a look
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Dry air from the west continues to blanket California, making for clearer skies and mild conditions. Temperatures in the 90s have been seasonably warm. Winds remain breezy as we make it into the late afternoon and evening. 10-15 mph sustained winds keep conditions mild but continue to toss sand and dust into the atmosphere, reducing
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Air quality Friday afternoon was ‘moderate’ around the Coachella Valley. As the environment is still coated in sand and silt, know that air quality can change quickly in localized locations. An influx of tropical moisture from dissipating post-tropical cyclone Kenneth is providing a cloudy close to the work week. Sprinkles to light rain are expected
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It is a cool and mild start to the morning here in the Coachella Valley. Temperatures are starting off in the mid to upper sixties and low seventies. Clouds will fill the valley throughout the morning. As a result of the extra moisture in the atmosphere, some stray showers in the mountains and drizzles here
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A First Alert Weather Alert was in effect through Thursday evening for impacts to air quality and visibility as a result of windblown dust. Gusty conditions were expected. Gusts could exceed 30 MPH in many of our more wind-prone areas. As of 3:27PM, all levels of air quality from ‘moderate’ to ‘hazardous’ are being reported
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Lately, we have seen many days with air quality and visibility concerns. We have talked at length about how and why we have seen so many days like this, but the short answer is that small and very light particles of sand, dust and dried mud are easily picked up by even relatively light winds.
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A First Alert Weather Alert will be in effect from Noon today until Midnight Thursday night as winds will increase dusty conditions lowering visibility and reducing air quality. Wind gusts are likely to reach 30+ m.p.h. Winds will be accompanied by cooler temps as an area of low pressure to our North pushes more fall
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As California’s 2023 legislative session comes to a close, there are a number of bills relating to climate legislation which have passed and are awaiting the governor’s signature to become law. One of the bills which has been talked about the most is the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act. This bill would require corporations with
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We are continuing to closely monitor the air quality again in the valley this week as windblown dust can quickly deteriorate air quality and visibility. While not as pronounced as Monday night, breezy conditions are still expected this evening. A First Alert Weather Alert has been issued for Wednesday and Thursday. We are tracking the
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We here in the Coachella Valley frequently see days with gusty conditions but also air quality and visibility concerns. The usual culprit for these hazy days is a pollutant known as PM10 (Particulate Matter 10). The 10 refers to the size of the particles in micrometers or microns. PM10 often includes things like small pieces
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Winds speeds are moderate, but will be gustier this evening. Because of the gusty winds, air quality remains mainly in the “MODERATE” range this morning, and will likely stay there throughout the day. We are enjoying both cooler and drier conditions, with dew points retreating into the 40s. Highs will be well below average, in
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The First Alert Weather Team is keeping a close eye on air quality and visibility around the Coachella Valley. Conditions reached ‘Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups’ by Monday evening and has lasted into the night. Gusts in excess of 30 MPH were measured along I-10 Monday evening. A gradual tapering will take place into Tuesday morning,
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Air Quality is in the “MODERATE” range this morning as breezy conditions push sand and silt into the lower levels of the atmosphere. Temps will be running about 5 degrees below average today, and even cooler later in the week! Dew points have been elevated, above the 50 degree mark, but are slowly coming down
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Low pressure off the coast continues to pull in dry air to Southern California. As it remains stationed off the coast, increased onshore flow will cool down the valley. Winds will continue to build from the west each afternoon and evening over the next several day, primarily impacting areas closest to I-10 with occasionally gusty
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Temperatures will settle into the low 100s to close out the last weekend of summer. Cooler temperatures are expected by the start of the work week, in part due to incoming breezy winds. Winds will remain light this morning but will begin to pick up this afternoon. While winds are not expected to become as
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