It’s a warm but mild start to the week here in the Coachella Valley. Highs today are hovering right around the seasonal average of 95°F. It’s nice and dry with minimal wind concerns. If you look up to the night sky tonight, you will see a full moon known as the Harvest Moon. But it’s
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The comfortable weekend conditions persist into the middle of this week, then we set for some changes. Today, highs will be slightly cooler than normal. Temps all week will be in the middle 90s, within a degree or so of our seasonal norms. Hurricane Priscilla is moving North, bringing an increase in humidity and a
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Weather conditions have been immaculate this weekend. Temperatures have stayed a touch below seasonal average with plenty of sunshine. A slow warming trend takes us through the workweek, along with potential for some tropical moisture by next weekend. Dry conditions are expected to persist tomorrow. Dew point temperatures should fall
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Today will be nothing short of mild and incredible here on the valley floor. We have been experiencing a stretch of mild and below-average weather for a few days now. That mild weather will continue into this week. Temperatures will gradually warm this week, with highs near or maybe slightly above average for the middle
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – After a breezy end to the work week, winds eased overnight and into today. So far, it’s been gorgeous across the Coachella Valley with much calmer weather, clear skies, and comfortable temperatures! Looking ahead, only weak breezes appear to linger into the evening. Gusts in our more wind-prone spots like
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11pm UPDATE — Gene Autry is closed at the wash due to gusty winds and blowing dust reducing visibility. ——————– Gusty winds continue tonight, especially near the San Gorgonio Pass, where local gusts have already reached 50-55mph today. While the Coachella Valley remains outside of official wind advisories, breezy conditions are still lingering—especially along the
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Winds will gust between 20 to 30 mph today in the windiest spots as a cool front moves across the region. Wind advisories surround the Valley, but the Valley proper is NOT under that wind advisory. Thanks to the cool front and those gustier winds, daytime highs drop off nicely through the weekend. Expect highs
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Happy Thursday and happy Yom Kippur to all those who celebrate. It’s another mild day here in the Coachella Valley. Today is the warmest day of the week as highs hover around the seasonal average. It’s a villagefest evening in Palm Springs! Villagefest will start an hour early today as the event returns to its
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Highs today will climb to the upper 90s, very close to seasonal norms. Another Pacific NW storm will push in by tomorrow, bringing some cooling into the weekend. As soon as tomorrow temps will drop back into the middle 90s, and by the weekend highs will span the upper 80s and low 90s! Highs today
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We’ve officially closed the book on Avery nice and mild September and kick off October 1st in much the same way. Nice, mild, comfortable with sunny skies and just slightly below average temperatures. Crazy to think a year ago we hit 117 on Oct 2024! Our troughing pattern along the West Coast will stick around
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Last year, we hit 117 degrees on October 1st, this year is an entirely different story! A series of storms moving through the Pacific Northwest will keep temps below average with NW winds into the weekend. September was really a pleasant month, with overall temps below average, and greater than normal rainfall, too. Highs today
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It’s a glorious day here in the Coachella Valley with clear skies and very mild temperatures. We are tracking some breezy conditions this evening, particularly for the most wind-prone areas (areas closest to the I-10 corridor). Thanks to the evening breezes and mild high temperatures today, it’s a fantastic night to have dinner outdoors or
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A series of upper-level low pressure systems will move across the Northern Pacific Coast, keeping the cooler-than-normal air flowing in. This will keep temps a few degrees below average. An added bonus today, dew points will be lower today as well. Highs yesterday topped out at 96 degrees, and we’ll continue to see numbers in
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Good afternoon. It’s a mid and really comfortable day here on the valley floor, with highs in the mid to low 90s. Winds are mostly mild today, aside from a light breeze or two. Tomorrow will stay mild as well, thanks to an area of low pressure moving into Southern California. Tomorrow will be a
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La Niña and El Niño are two phases of a larger climate cycle known as ENSO, or the El Niño Southern Oscillation. ENSO is just one of many different climate cycles across the globe. Whether temperatures in certain regions of the equatorial Pacific are warmer or cooler than average determines the phase we are in.
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Thousand Palms, Calif. — Highs today will range in the low and middle 90s, with some breezy NW winds, after a good batch of thunderstorms rolled through on Saturday. A series of storms to our North across the Pacific Northwest will work to keep temps below average for us all week long. Northwesterly winds will
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s much calmer in the desert today! Some clouds are lingering in the mountains (with some small rain chances up there) … but on the valley floor, a cloudless sky and mild temperatures dominated. A look from our Jessup Auto Plaza Camera in Cathedral City at around 3:30 p.m. shows
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Good morning. After a day of wet weather yesterday, temperatures remain on the mild side. Highs will only peak in the low 90s today. That makes today a great day to spend some time outside, either here or up in the mountains. Keep in mind that if you head out to the beach, there is
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – We’re keeping a close eye on nearby thunderstorm activity – something we’ve been tracking into the weekend over the past few days. Some showers popped up across the desert late Friday and into early Saturday morning, and as forecasted, greater chances for more showers have occurred into Saturday afternoon. Radar
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A slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms continues this Friday afternoon, mainly for the mountains and deserts. Gusty winds also linger through tonight as that cutoff low slides back into the region. Shower chances increase Saturday, with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms likely between late morning and early evening. Best chance of rainfall will
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