Hot for now; relief arrives midweek

Palm Springs recorded a high temperature of 113° this afternoon -- one degree cooler than yesterday.

The ridge of high pressure that's been bringing the heat since last week is beginning to weaken and will continue to do so as a trough of low pressure arrives from the northwest.

As the trough moves in, temperatures will cool to seasonal averages by Wednesday with further cooling in the forecast for Thursday.

Smoke from the Apple Fire continues to blow into the Coachella Valley. South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) has extended the Smoke Advisory through Tuesday as air quality remains reduced.

Looking to the east coast, Isaias made landfall as a category one hurricane tonight in North Carolina, near Ocean Isle Beach.