Earthquakes can happen at any time and without any warning, so it’s important to always be prepared for a quake should one hit. If you find yourself in an earthquake, CAL OES recommends you drop to the ground, cover, and hold on. One of the biggest things you can do before a quake is assemble
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Temps in the 30s and 40s greeted us this morning, along with a Frost Advisory in the Inland Empire. High pressure will keep skies clear and slowly warm us up this week. High pressure will remain stable through the week, but by the weekend it will break down giving us the potential rainfall by Sunday.
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Super Bowl Sunday looks to be dry, quiet, and cool if you’re spending time outside in the Coachella Valley. Expect clear skies overhead and chilly evening temperatures. Another Frost Advisory has been issued for areas of the Inland Empire to the west of the Coachella Valley. Chilly temperatures will be felt locally with overnight lows
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A chilly night is ahead for Southern California. Northerly winds will weaken over the next 12 hours but have left behind cooler air. A Frost Advisory has been issued for areas in the Inland Empire west of the Coachella Valley for tonight. Following a cool morning, daytime temperatures will warm to the mid 60s for
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While sunnier skies are expected this weekend, cooler-than-normal temperatures will remain. Daytime highs will reach the mid 60s with overnight lows in the 40s. This might come as good news for those participating in the 26th annual Tour de Palm Springs this weekend! A Wind Advisory is in effect for Western Riverside County and the Inland Empire
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Partly cloudy skies and cool temperatures were the focus of this Friday’s forecast. Light showers will continue to linger over the higher elevations surrounding the Coachella Valley into the evening. A Wind Advisory will take effect early Saturday morning for Western Riverside County as well as the Inland Empire. The strongest gusts will occur below
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There are a number of tools and types of forecasts meteorologists use every day. However, forecasts are never perfect. In general, the further out a forecast goes, the more fine details are lost. This is because the complex equations and programs that create our weather models are time-dependent. The programs essentially act like a giant
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High pressure will build in across the region today, drying out the last few pockets of rain and snow, and slowly warming us up, too. Despite the modest warming trend we will remain below our seasonal normals through the weekend. We’re getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year, so break out your red and
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A Wind Advisory remains in place through 6 PM this evening. Winds will be out of the west with a gust potential up to 65 MPH. However, the valley floor will see winds closer to 30-40 MPH. The strongest winds will be in the usual wind-prone areas. While the strongest winds will be felt in
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A fast moving low pressure system dropped more than a quarter of an inch of rain in Palm Springs overnight, but now skies are clearing. We’ll be cooler today, with highs only near 60 behind that storm. A Wind Advisory remains in effect until 6 p.m. as gusty winds swirl around that departing low. In
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A Wind Advisory will go into effect at 7 PM this evening and will last through 7 PM Thursday. Winds will be out of the west and may gust up to 55 MPH. A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for our local mountains through 8 AM Thursday. The heaviest snow will fall above 6,000
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There are a number of different astronomical calendars. They are lunar calendars, lunisolar calendars, and solar calendars. Lunar Calendars are based solely on the cycles of the moon. Since one lunar month is 29.5 days, a lunar year is about 354 days. Credit: Chris Casas A lunisolar calendar is still based on the moon but
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The weather pattern is settling down slowly as an area of low pressure departs, but there is still significant shower activity particularly in San Diego County. The Flood Watch for the Coachella Valley expired overnight, but flood watches and warnings continue in areas to our West. A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 8
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While the weekend has offered enough dry weather to enjoy being outside, more rain is looming for Southern California. A few prefrontal scattered showers are set to arrive late tonight and early Sunday. The bulk of the moisture is set to arrive Monday and Tuesday. A Flood Watch has been issued by the National Weather
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Saturday will serve as a break from this week’s unsettled weather pattern. Breezy winds will remain but mild conditions are expected for this weekend overall. An incoming low-pressure system will push more moisture into SoCal on Sunday. Light rain could fall as early as Sunday morning but the best chance for widespread, moderate to heavy
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January proved to be a very comfortable start to 2024! The highest temperature occurred on the 30th with a high temperature of 82°F. The coolest day of the month was the 10th with a low temperature of 37°F. Two days had temperatures exactly matching the average. There were 17 days with below average temperatures and
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There are thousands of weather stations across every corner of the country recording values such as temperature, pressure, moisture, and of course, precipitation. But how do meteorologists measure rain so that an inch of rain in Palm Springs is the same as an inch of rain in Miami, New York, Chicago, or anywhere else around
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Mudslides are a hazard caused by heavy rains. There are layers of soil under our feet. The further down a layer of soil is, the more compressed and stable it becomes. When the topsoil becomes saturated with rain, it becomes heavier. This, combined with the flowing water, can lead to that top layer of soil
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Atmospheric rivers play a critical role in transporting water throughout the atmosphere by advecting (moving) moisture from the tropics to higher latitudes. When fully developed, they can deliver widespread rain and snow to areas all along the west coast. If an atmospheric river originates in Hawaii, like shown below, it is called a ‘Pineapple Express’.
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