Windy Weekend Ahead for the Coachella Valley Happy Stagecoach and Desert Rodeo Weekend! We’ve been talking about winds all week and winds remain the main topic of discussion into the weekend. The First Alert Weather Team is issuing a First Alert Weather Alert for gusty winds, reduced visibility and poor air quality through 11:59pm Saturday.

An area of low pressure will swing through the region brining some gusty winds as well as blowing sand and dust. A Wind Advisory as well as an Ai Quality Alert due to windblown dust both are in effect through tomorrow. Air quality is frankly terrible this morning especially in the West Valley this morning.

We are tracking a very mild day here in the valley as we begin to welcome tens of thousands of festival-goers for Stagecoach. Highs today are in the mid-80s as the winds take a brief reprieve. Tomorrow will be a different story, however, as an area of low pressure makes its way closer to the

Gene Autry closed at the Whitewater Wash yesterday due to blowing sand and dust, and this morning, North Indian Canyon joined the list of wash road closures. Low pressure swinging through is the culprit, enhancing winds just enough to cause lowered visibility (and some lowered air quality, too). A secondary low will move across the

Happy hump day! It’s another warm day here in the Coachella Valley with temperatures slightly above the seasonal average, but not majorly. We are tracking dry conditions and some elevated winds this evening. Wind gusts will, for the most part, not climb beyond 30 MPH. Conditions will be fairly similar tomorrow as well. Given the

Happy Earth Day! Temperatures today are very comfortable with dry weather and mild winds. This is the type of April weather that the Coachella Valley is famous for. Overall, conditions are fair today and will stay fair over the coming days. We are tracking a slight uptick in our winds tomorrow, making for a breezy