We are warming up again this week here on the valley floor. Warming has begun today and will continue pretty much all week. The warmest temperatures will be on Thursday and Friday. In anticipation of this heat, the National Weather Service has already issued an Extreme Heat Watch for the Coachella Valley beginning Thursday morning
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Hurricane Erin has become both the first hurricane and the first major hurricane in the Atlantic basin this year. It grew from a tropical storm to a major, Category 5 hurricane in roughly 24 hours. This is one of the fastest-growing storms in history. As of the publishing of this article, Erin is a Category
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After a comfortable weekend, highs remain near normal today and tomorrow but we see a significant heat trend for late-week. An Extreme Heat Watch (which will become a Warning) will be in place from Thursday morning through Friday night. In addition, monsoonal moisture is ready to make a move into the Coachella Valley starting Wednesday
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s been a pleasant Sunday as the weekend relief continues! Folks visiting from out of the area for Splash House have been treated to some below average temperatures since Friday. Unfortunately, our relief from the heat will be rather short-lived, as our weather pattern will soon give way to more
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It’s feeling fantastic this weekend here in the Coachella Valley. This morning, temperatures are in the 70s, and we can expect temperatures below the seasonal average this afternoon. Whether you’re just walking around or if you’re headed to Splash House, make sure you’re practicing heat safety! There are some changes in the days ahead. Temperatures
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – We’ve made it through the past couple of weeks’ extreme heat, and relief is finally here this weekend! Highs so far on Saturday have barely crept above triple-digits, as of 3:30 p.m. Some extra moisture has lingered over the valley, with dew points in the upper 50s and low 60s
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TGIF! Finally some pleasant “cooler”/less hot weather to wrap up the work week and head into the weekend across the Coachella Valley. Cooler-than-average weather will continue through the weekend, with high temperatures running a few degrees below normal due to a low-pressure system to our north, having an impact locally on our temps. If you’re
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Temps are on the way down as we head into the weekend. A strong storm to our North is bringing in cooler on-shore flow that will drop temps and dry us out, too. Monsoonal moisture remains well to our East, so throughout the weekend, highs will be lower than normal (109) and dew points will
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It’s another warm day here on the valley floor, but our temperatures are finally starting to show some signs of improvement. Today is pretty close to the seasonal average as a result of a trough of low pressure moving into the region and some lingering humidity. It was more humid earlier in the day, but
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Ocean temperatures across the globe have been on the rise in recent years. Warmer oceans can have a number of consequences, ranging from increasing the strength of tropical cyclones to the bleaching of coral reefs. 2023 and 2024 saw record-high ocean temperatures, with 2025 not far behind. This is especially true when you compare it
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Highs have dramatically above normal this week, but finally turned a page yesterday and today will continue to see numbers closer to seasonal norms. The dew points are also slowly coming down, and we will see drier conditions heading into this weekend. A storm in the Pacific Northwest will encourage some onshore winds and brings
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We are continuing to track some hot weather here in the Coachella Valley. Today, our temperatures have been a bit on the more moderate side, but this is because of some more moisture lingering throughout the valley. Our Extreme Heat Warning expired at 8pm this evening. As the persistent ridge of high pressure finally begins
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An Extreme Heat Warning is in effect until 8 p.m. as the heatwave continues, but there are signs of a cool-down on the way. Today, I expect highs to be near 113, just a couple of degrees cooler than yesterday’s high. Humidity remains a bit higher than we like, with dew points in the 50s
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The summer months mean a return of intense heat waves across the U.S. That’s especially true for some areas like here in the Coachella Valley. ClimateCentral analyzed heat waves across the US over the last few decades. They found that 80 percent of the areas they analyzed now see more intense heat waves every year.
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It’s another hot day here in the Coachella Valley. It was a humid start to the day, but moisture levels have fallen somewhat throughout the afternoon. The persistent area of high pressure continues ot dominate the weather pattern over the western US. This is giving us the extreme heat, but also mostly clear skies. That
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Highs will once again climb to the one-teens, so our First Alert Weather Alert remains in place along with the Extreme Heat Warning that is up until 8 p.m. Expect highs near 114 much like yesterday. There is also a concern for Windblow Dust as the SCAQM has issued a Windblown Dust Advisory until midnight.
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The Extreme Heat Warning continues into tomorrow. Temps will be running 5-8 degrees above seasonal norms and the mountains remain under a Heat Advisory. A First Alert Weather Alert has been extended until tomorrow evening for the extreme temperatures as we start the work week. Highs today will be well into the one-teens, and that’s
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Good morning! It is not only warm this morning, but also very humid! Thanks to a push of moisture from the south, dew points across the valley are quite high (in the 60s and 70s). These high dew points will help to hold back our high temperatures and keep them below 115°F. Make sure to
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – We remain under an Extreme Heat Warning as an extended stretch of very hot weather continues throughout the Coachella Valley. We’re also tracking an Air Quality Alert in place through this evening thanks to extra ozone pollution in our air. The hot weather has created more ground-level ozone, leading to
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Highs will approach 118 degrees today, which would beat the 116 record set back in 1970. We remain under an Extreme Heat Warning today through tomorrow evening. In addition to the heat warning, an Air Quality Alert for wildfire smoke is in place as well, issued by the South Coast Air Quality Management District: You
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