Hot today; more humidity tomorrow

Sunday offered record heat in the desert with Palm Springs reaching 121°. Today was a close one with a high of 117°, just one degree below the record for the date. The Excessive Heat Warning expired at 9:00 p.m. though temperatures will remain warm through the night with lows only dropping into the mid-80s Tuesday morning.

Moisture will begin to move into Southern California tonight, from the northeast, with dew point temperatures jumping into the 60s Tuesday morning. Get ready for muggy conditions across the desert!

Showers and isolated thunderstorms will develop over the mountains and High Desert on Tuesday. Coverage will increase through Tuesday night into Wednesday bringing scattered precipitation.

Clouds will begin to move overhead this evening and will remain in our forecast through Wednesday. More sunshine and drying begins Thursday.

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