THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Happy Mother’s Day! To all the loving mothers in the Coachella Valley today, I hope you’ve been able to stay cool! Highs in Palm Springs have been in the ballpark of 107° … it’s been another hot one! Temps over the past few days have been well above seasonal normals
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Happy Mother’s Day to all of the loving others out there! Today will be another hot day in the Coachella Valley, especially for this time of year! Highs will be in the 10-15° range above the seasonal norm. Winds will be fairly light this morning but will increase throughout the afternoon/evening. There is some upper-level
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Temperatures are scorching across the valley today! Preliminary data from Palm Springs International Airport show we reached a maximum temperature of 108-109°, which places us about 15° above the average temperature for today’s date. While today’s record sits at 113°, it’s definitely a hot one for May! As we look
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A hot day around the Coachella Valley as we return to triple digits temps today through Sunday. Saturday is shaping up to be the hottest day of the year so far, with inland valley temperatures running 20-25 degrees above average. This heat is courtesy of a strengthening ridge of high pressure, which will peak in
Continue ReadingHeat is building in this weekend, starting today. Highs will be in the lower 100s through Sunday before we see some relief early next week. A Heat Advisory is in place from 9 this morning until 9 tomorrow evening as highs are expected to soar. Heat will intensify tomorrow and reach it peak near 108
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It’s another toasty day here in the Coachella Valley. Highs today are in the upper 90s as high pressure continues to dominate over our region. Skies are clear and winds are minimal. Compared to yesterday, it’s much warmer outside, with highs about 10° higher valley-wide. High pressure will continue to dominate in the days ahead.
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Highs will continue to climb into the weekend as high pressure develops across the Western states. Couple with a surface high pressure ridge, the Jetstream is tracking farther North, allowing much warmer air to move into the region, this will last through Sunday. Today is Village Fest day in Palm Springs, and will be a
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We are continuing to warm up this week in the Coachella Valley as high pressure builds over the Golden State. This is also letting some drier air move in, giving us mostly clear skies. The exception is some lingering clouds over the mountains. Winds will also be very light this evening. We know heat very
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High pressure will push temps to near seasonal norms today (91) but well above average by tomorrow. As high pressure builds in, winds will be lighter than we saw over the weekend. Expect warmer and calmer conditions through the weekend. Highs today will top our near 90, but expect much hotter conditions by as soon
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Today is noticeably different from yesterday on a number of different fronts. Of course, it is much warmer outside today compared to yesterday. It’s slightly cooler in the west valley thanks to some onshore winds coming in through the pass. Temperatures are a bit closer to the seasonal average in the east valley. It’s also
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — An area of low pressure is departing the region, and high pressure will build in bringing warmer conditions throughout the week and into the weekend. Today, highs will linger in the 80s, just below seasonal norms. As high pressure moves in, breezes will gradually ease. Today expect winds to max
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After a wet and windy Sunday, our Monday continues to have cloudy skies and lingering wet weather. Thanks to the area of low pressure in the Southwest, we are tracking the potential for more rain as a result of wrap-around moisture. Thankfully, winds aren’t as much of an issue today. Although our highs were fairly
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An area of low pressure is just to our East, but showers wrapping around that low could still pass through the Valley later today. Winds will gradually settle as the low gets farther away. Best chance of showers is later this afternoon, between 3 and 6 p.m. Rainfall totals were over a tenth of an
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An Air Quality Alert remains in place this Sunday morning as we continue to track elevated winds. Thankfully, the air quality isn’t the worst we’ve ever seen, but it is still not perfect. Temperatures today will be very comfortable and mild in the upper 70s, quite below average for early May. Here’s a look at
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Happy Saturday! We are under a First Alert Weather Alert today as we begin to track the impacts of an incoming low pressure system. This system will increase winds throughout Southern California and lead to widespread breezy to gusty conditions as we head into the afternoon. An Air Quality Alert will take effect at 2
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A gorgeous, warm end to the work week, but winds are increasing this evening and especially intothe weekend. A much stronger low-pressure system is moving into the West Coast and sliding down into Southern California. Here at 4pm, we’re already seeing winds begin to strengthen throughout the valley. Because of this, we’ve issued a First
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A strong trough of low pressure is headed our way, and winds are already on the rise across the region. As those winds increase, we will be under a First Alert Weather Alert tomorrow and Sunday, with gusts to 40 m.p.h. expected. Highs will also see significant impact from this frontal zone. Today we expect
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Our sunny and Spring weather continues across the Coachella Valley through the work week with diurnal afternoon and evening winds kicking up a little into the latter half of the day. Today has been gorgeous and seasonal, though we’re tracking big changes in our weather pattern as we head into the weekend. We’re tracking much
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An area of high pressure will keep us sunny and seasonal today, with highs in the lower 80s, but we’re watching changes coming up this weekend. Much like the last couple of days, we’ll see modestly breezy conditions this evening. A significant trough drops in late Friday and into Saturday, bringing gusty winds, blowing sand
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It’s a fantastic day here in the valley with highs in the low 90s and a few upper-level clouds dotting the skies. These clouds are coming from a weak system just offshore of California. Temperatures today are fairly similar to yesterday’s. It’s a similar case for tomorrow, but Friday will be slightly warmer. The weather
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