Warmer than yesterday, the Coachella Valley climbed into the 90s this afternoon. Clear skies and warm temperatures will carry festivalgoers through the evening. Temperatures have been on the rise with the aid of a building ridge of high pressure. This week’s heat will peak on Saturday, with highs in the upper-90s. Sunday will still deliver
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A broad area of high pressure is moving in, heating temps into the weekend and beyond. That ridge will bringing hotter than normal conditions throughout the desert Southwest. The atmosphere will remain quite dry, so you can use those evaporative coolers today with dew points down the teens. Expect mid-and-upper 90s for the weekend. Breezy
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High temperatures in the upper 80s were felt across the Coachella Valley this afternoon. Warmer than yesterday but average for this time of year. Building high pressure will keep our warming trend going through the final day of the workweek and into the weekend. Saturday is expected to be the warmest day of the weekend,
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A ridge of high pressure moving in will provide calmer and warmer conditions all weekend long. The Jetstream also moves a little farther North, allowing us to warm up well into the 90s Friday-Monday. The warming trend begins today, with highs reaching the upper 80s. Even into next week, our highs will remain above average,
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Similar to yesterday, high temperatures peaked in the low 80s around the desert this afternoon. While things are heating up on the ice tonight in Palm Desert, temperatures will be cooling into the low 70s around 9:00 p.m. with mostly clear skies. The trough of low pressure that delivered the cooldown and gusty winds is
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A front continues to provide some gusty winds this morning, but those winds will gradually ramp down throughout the day. Winds are expected to be in much calmer by later this afternoon. With the easing of the winds, air quality is starting to improve. Highs today will remain cooler than normal, near the 80s degree
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Festival season continues with visitors taking advantage of temperatures in the upper 80s Saturday. Temperatures remain consistent for Sunday across the valley. Winds are expected to increase with an onshore flow by Sunday evening. Most spots will feel a breeze between 10-20 mph with occasional stronger gusts. This could result in dusty conditions in some
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Sunshine and warmer temperatures are in place for this Friday afternoon. Don’t forget the SPF! Thankfully the gusty winds departed just in time for the start of the music. Friday night will still provide gusts greater than 20 MPH along I-10 but much weaker than what was experienced Thursday. This weekend’s setup is looking good!
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Winds are still gusty around the region, particularly near the I-10 freeway corridor, and will remain so through the day. A cool front to our North continues to stir the atmosphere and keep those winds blowing. Highs today also remain subdued, we’ll be in the upper 70s late this afternoon. Winds ease and temps warm
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Check out some of the strongest gusts recorded around the desert today: The Wind Advisory may have expired, but that doesn’t mean the gusty west winds expired with it. 30+ MPH gusts will continue into the night. Winds will remain breezy on Friday but be noticeably weaker than what’s being felt today. Temperatures will rebound
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A Wind Advisory remains in effect until 11 this morning, and it will remain breezy through most of the day. Along with the windy conditions, some cooler temps are dropping into the region thanks to a shift in the Jetstream. At the surface, a weak front is just North of the Valley, enhancing winds. Winds
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The Wind Advisory is now in effect across the Coachella Valley through Thursday morning. Wind gusts will exceed 50 MPH in the San Gorgonio Pass and along desert slopes but are expected to remain under 40 MPH for the majority of the valley floor. Wind speeds will strengthen through the afternoon and into the night.
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An area of low pressure moving through will increase winds through the overnight hours. A Wind Advisory will be in effect from 2 p.m. this afternoon until 11 a.m. tomorrow. Those winds will drop temps significantly after we reached triple digits on Monday for the first time in 2023. Cooler conditions will prevail through Friday
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The ridge of high pressure that’s been responsible for the high heat at the start of this week is now shifting east. In its place is a trough of low pressure, which will bring some big changes to our desert weather, including cooler air and gusty wind. A Wind Advisory will take effect for the
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We hit 100 degrees yesterday for the first time since October! We’ll be back in the upper 90s this afternoon. The ridge of high pressure that brought us the heat is beginning to break down and migrate Eastward. With that, a series of weak troughs will push closer to Southern California, increasing winds and cooling
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https://twitter.com/KESQHaley/status/1645570209632202752 High pressure in place has certainly brought the heat to the start of this work week. Palm Springs has felt its hottest temperature since October! This round of heat is short-lived as a trough of low pressure will take over the west coast creating a gusty onshore flow and ushering in cooler air. Temperatures
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Highs topped out at 95 on Sunday and we’ll be even hotter today, getting very close to the 100 degree mark for the first time this year. The ridge of high pressure in place will keep the heat on for the next couple of days before an approaching front brings midweek relief. With these hotter
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Easter Sunday has seen temperatures in the 90s across the valley. Tonight, we’ll see temperatures drop to the low 80s as the sun sets, with calm and dry conditions continuing through the evening. Warmer temperatures in the upper 90s are expected for Monday and Tuesday. While this won’t be record breaking heat for this time
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