Tracking lingering breezes, but calmer later this week

THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Winds are still posing a concern this evening. Gusts are expected to remain elevated overnight, but calmer, warmer, and drier days are all ahead this week.

The valley remains under an Air Quality Alert from the South Coast Air Quality Management District until Tuesday morning. A Wind Advisory for the desert is also still in place after the National Weather Service extended it through 2:00 a.m. Monday morning. It warns of gusts up to 50 MPH.

Winds will continue to build closer to dinnertime and persist through the overnight hours. Our FutureTrack models indicate slightly weaker winds compared to yesterday, when we saw gusts near 50 MPH throughout the valley, impacting Stagecoach.

Tomorrow morning looks to be calmer than what we've seen before winds build back into the evening. Expect elevated winds overnight again, but calmer weather returns for Tuesday and beyond.

High temperatures will be a touch warmer than today, though still below average. Nice and mild for your Monday!

We see warmer and drier weather returns as the winds taper off for Tuesday and Wednesday. A passing low pressure system could ever so slightly drop temps on Thursday, before high pressure builds and really warms us up well into the 90s for the weekend.

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