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More humidity has returned to the Coachella Valley today. As high pressure continues to dominate the desert southwest, we can look forward to more moisture in the valley for the upcoming weekend. Saturday will also be the warmest day of the weekend. Due to the warm temperatures and extra moisture, there is a chance for
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Monsoonal humidity will ebb and flow through the weekend, then dry out next week. With the slightly higher dew points, thunderstorms are possible, particularly on Saturday. Those storms will likely be isolated to mountains and high desert locations, but could impact the Valley in the afternoons through the weekend. Highs today and tomorrow will likely
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It’s that time of year when students head back to the classroom! Thanks to warming temperatures, however, it’s getting harder and harder to keep students and teachers cool in school. More energy is being used by schools to cool off their buildings. One of the ways we can calculate this is by tracking cooling degree
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Dew points are in the 50s! Enjoy the break for now, as the deeper moisture is focused east of the Coachella Valley. We won’t experience a true desert dry heat, but it is a nice change from the soupy environment we felt Wednesday. By Saturday, moisture will return to Southern California, presenting the opportunity for
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The humidity and dew points are significantly lower this morning as we round out the week. In fact in most Valley cities we’ve seen a twenty degree decrease in those dew points compared to yesterday. That monsoonal moisture has retreated back to the east for a bit, but by Saturday we’re expecting some of that
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Hurricane Debby became the fourth named storm and the second hurricane of the Atlantic hurricane season over the past weekend. It became a hurricane less than twelve hours before making landfall near Steinhatchee, Florida as a category 1 storm. The average date of formation of the second Atlantic hurricane is August 26th. It happened on
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Dew point temperatures are very elevated across the Coachella Valley. Palm Springs had a peak dew point of 75° during the 6 o’clock hour this morning. That resembles what’s more frequently felt in Miami than in Palm Springs. This is quite ‘soupy’ by our desert standards. Relief is on the way! It will still be
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Monsoonal moisture is flowing into the Valley, elevating dew points and humidity, and giving us a chance for afternoon thunderstorms throughout the region. Soupy conditions will provide the moisture necessary to generate some mountain and high desert storms as we heat up this afternoon. An Air Quality Watch due to blowing sand is up this
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The Excessive Heat Warning for the Coachella Valley is scheduled to expire at 11 PM. The ridge of high pressure will still be in charge of our weather but at least we’ll catch a break from the extreme temperatures. Monsoonal moisture will still flow into Southern California on Wednesday, bringing a slight chance for overnight
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The Excessive Heat Warning remains in place until 11 this evening, as highs are again expected to push near 115 degrees. In addition, monsoonal moisture is pushing in from the East, which means higher dew points and humidity. Wednesday is the day we’re most likely to see some isolated thunderstorms due to that increased atmospheric
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High pressure is in place over the Desert Southwest and will continue to flex its strength through Tuesday. Even as it begins to weaken, temperatures will remain above average throughout the week. The afternoons are hot, and the mornings don’t provide much relief. Lows in the upper 80s to low 90s are felt across the
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The Excessive Heat Warning remains in place through tomorrow evening as temps soar. Yesterday we hit 120, just 2 degrees shy of the record for the date. Today temps will be similar, the record for today is 121 set in 2019. We are also watching Monsoon Moisture push back into the region as we head
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We are staying hot and dry today here in the Coachella Valley. Dew points are in the 40s (as of 3:45 PM) for every single valley city. More moisture will gradually move into the valley beginning Monday. The low moisture content is allowing our afternoon highs to climb into the upper 110s. An Excessive Heat
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Palm Springs was hot yesterday with a high temperature of 117° – and it’ll still be warm as we wrap up the weekend and start the work week. Moisture in the valley is slightly lower than yesterday, and it’s a lot less humid than it was on Thursday and Friday. Most folks will experience dew
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We are staying dry here in the Coachella Valley this weekend. Dew points all around are in the 50s and 40s. This has allowed our high temperatures to rise by several degrees just since yesterday. This is also evidenced by the lack of clouds over the valley. We will stay dry into the start of
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We’re starting our weekend off with a new Excessive Heat Warning. This goes into effect this morning at 10:00 AM and is currently set to expire Tuesday night. During this time, residents in the Coachella Valley and High Desert can expect high temperatures around 117°. Overnight low temperatures will stay warm, too. After the humidity
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If you thought July 2024 was unusually hot, you’re not crazy. This was a record-breaking month for the Coachella Valley. Alarmingly, nearly every single day was several degrees above the seasonal average, up to 15° on some days. One day had a high temperature equal to the average and only one day was below average.
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An Excessive Heat Warning will take effect Saturday morning at 10:00 for the Coachella Valley and San Gorgonio Pass. This comes as high temperatures will soar well into the 110s. This will remain in place through 11 PM Tuesday evening and comes as a drying trend takes over for the weekend. Thanks to an area
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An Excessive Heat Warning goes into effect tomorrow, lasting through Monday as humidity wanes and high pressure assumes control of the forecast. Humidity still lingers today, with that monsoonal flow continuing to bring a slight chance of scattered showers and isolate thunderstorms. Highs will top our near 110 today, but then we turn the thermostat
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