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The weekend is upon us and the weather is looking cooperative for all your outdoor plans! Saturday will bring us sunny and warm conditions across the Coachella Valley. Sunday will be similar but we’ll feel a drop in temperatures as the next storm system moves into Southern California. The low pressure system will move south

For the second night in a row, the Coachella Valley is under a Freeze Warning for temperatures dropping into the 30s for many communities. Cover sensitive plants and bring in pets for what will be the coldest night of the year so far. Despite the Freeze Warning in effect until 9AM Wednesday morning, temperatures will

The cool down has begun even though today’s highs were still above average for February 2nd. A cold front will sweep across Southern California tonight creating gusty winds into Monday afternoon. A High Wind Warning is in effect for the Coachella Valley where gusts could reach 50 MPH, over 50 MPH gusts possible through the

A ridge of high pressure continues to build over the west coast from the west boosting the mercury across Southern California. Saturday will be the hottest day of the week with afternoon highs exceeding 80°. The heat won’t last too long as a trough will change things up for us beginning Sunday. Onshore flow will

Now that the winds have weakened, the temperatures are responding by warming up! Palm Springs recorded a high of 79° this afternoon, four degrees warmer than yesterday. We’ll keep our afternoons steady with above-normal temperatures through the final day of January as a ridge of high pressure builds over the west coast. The mercury will

Santa Ana winds were felt across the Southland this Wednesday with wind gusts around the Coachella Valley averaging 30-40 MPH. Still breezy into Thursday morning but gusts will not be as strong as what was felt today. The winds will weaken into Thursday afternoon and temperatures will being a warming trend yet again as a

Another above-average day with high temperatures in the upper 70s across the valley floor. Temperatures will gradually cool through the evening, to the low 60s by 9:00 p.m. Beginning Wednesday, wind speeds will begin to strengthen and take on a northerly flow. A High Wind Warning goes into effect for San Bernardino and Riverside county

Beating yesterday’s high by five degrees, Palm Springs spiked to 80° this afternoon, keeping the above-average trend going. We’ll still maintain a warmer than normal trend into the middle of the work week thought temperatures will dip a few degrees as a Santa Ana wind pattern takes shape. The valley floor is expected to experience

Saturday Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 78°. The normal for this time of year is 70°. There will be a few degrees of cooling today as a weak trough moves across the state. This trough will also bring a deep marine layer and areas of gusty westerly winds across parts of the desert

One degree cooler than yesterday but Palm Springs is still bringing the heat with afternoon highs 9° above average. The “why” is a ridge of high pressure over the west coast that is bringing warmth to most of the Golden State. This ridge will stick with us into the weekend. A slight cooling on Sunday

Southern California remains under a building ridge of high pressure. This region of high pressure will continue to warm up temperatures into the weekend. Temperatures today have stayed between five and ten degrees above the normal. Heading into Friday, temperatures will be very similar. In fact, more of the western United States is expected to

Highs this afternoon topped out in the upper 60s. Skies are clearing and the remainder of our Tuesday is looking fantastic! A ridge of high pressure begins to build over the west coast on Wednesday. This will bring warmer and drier conditions to the Coachella Valley for the rest of the week. Temperatures will warm

A cloud-filled day for all of Southern California, with some light showers mixed in, as a trough of low pressure moves across the state. The clouds will stick with us through the night with the next chance of sprinkles joining between 10 p.m. – 2 a.m. The system will slide east tomorrow bringing the moisture

Yesterday in Palm Springs was a warm day. The high temperature reached 76° where the normal was 70°. Today will be a cooler day. The ridge of high pressure keeping us warm is moving east and a trough of low pressure is moving in. This trough of low pressure is spreading high level moisture to

Yesterday was a warmer than normal day, reaching a high temperature in Palm Springs of 73°. Today, the average is 70° and we will be a few degrees warmer than yesterday. A ridge of high pressure expands over the region, keeping conditions warm and dry. Winds will be offshore, contributing to the warming trend. The

Today was the coolest day of the week for Palm Springs with a high temperature of 67° recorded at the airport. High pressure builds over the Golden State this weekend resulting in drier conditions for much of the state and warmer temperatures for all. Afternoon highs will climb into the low 70s tomorrow and bump