Slow cooling through the week

The ridge of high pressure that brought big heat this past weekend is weakening and our temperatures are responding. Palm Springs recorded a high temperature of 112° this afternoon, one degree cooler than yesterday.

Despite temperatures beginning to cool, gusty northwest winds will continue each evening. Gusts look to average 30-40 MPH this evening along the San Gorgonio Pass and into the Coachella Valley along I-10.

The westerly flow will also send light to moderate smoke, from the Apple Fire, across the High Desert once again. South Coast Air Quality Management District has extended the Smoke Advisory, which includes the Coachella Valley, through Wednesday. Read the complete advisory here.

Relief from above normal temperatures will arrive Wednesday with continued cooling into Thursday.