Extreme Heat Warning issued October 1 at 1:12PM PDT until October 8 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA
Extreme Heat Warning: Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills until Oct 01 at 9:12 PM
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Highs will run a bit above average into early next week. Today, expect a high of 100, and similar numbers through Sunday. High pressure across the Western states will keep conditions stable and warm through early next week with little variance expected. Dew points remain fairly low, so despite the warmer-than-normal conditions it still feels
Continue ReadingExtreme Heat Warning: San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire until Oct 01 at 7:42 AM
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High pressure will continue strengthening over SoCal, keeping our Coachella Valley slightly warmer than normal through the rest of the week and even into the next. Highs climb from around 100 degrees today then remain remarkably consistent near the century mark through the weekend and much of next week. While this will be a long-duration
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Highs today will hit 100, slightly above our seasonal norm of 97. Dew points are looking good, dropping into the lower 40s and upper 30s, keeping things nice and dry through the weekend. Temps look remarkably consistent through the weekend and into next week, running between 99 and 101.
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Hurricane Polo made landfall early this morning and is quickly loosing it’s luster without the warm E Pacific waters. As this broad system pushes NE from Mexico into SE Arizona and SW New Mexico it’s allowing humidity to drop and drier air to return this afternoon. That said–I am NOT ruling out a stray evening
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — Rainfall in Indio Falls last night led to road closures, notably on Dillon Road, where mud covered the street. Weather experts attributed the sudden activity to atmospheric instability caused by the distant hurricane, combined with regional terrain features that accelerate cloud development. Although Hurricane Polo made landfall 750 miles south of
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As Hurricane Polo came ashore in Baja, California parts of the Coachella got hit by a tropical thunderstorm, specifically over Indio Hills. Runoff from that storm has closed a portion of Dylan road, but the storm moved out quickly after putting on a spectacular lightning show. Polo will track inland across Northern Mexico and then
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Today will be the coolest day of the week across the Coachella Valley, with highs in the low 90s following a few light overnight showers–courtesy of tropical moisture from Hurricane Polo. As Polo crosses Baja this afternoon, its moisture will continue shifting east of SoCal, allowing clouds and humidity to gradually decrease this evening. Additional
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — Temperatures are comfortable to start the new week, with highs in the low 90s. This will also be the low for the week, so enjoy the cooler temps while they last! It is slightly muggy this morning after some overnight showers, but it should dry out as the day progresses
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PASADENA, Calif. (KESQ) – As Southern California braces for what forecasters are calling a severe El Niño, a pair of satellites are watching the weather that unfolds. Sentinel 6 and Sentinel 6B, orbiting some 800+ miles above the Earth, constantly stare at our oceans. Every ten days, they’re able to map about 95% of them.
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Cloudy skies and cooler temperatures have been the name of the game so far on Sunday. Monday presents sunnier skies, though temperatures look to cool further. Here’s a look at our Doppler radar as of Sunday afternoon. A couple of spots in the east valley saw some very light showers.
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — Drier conditions are expected as moisture holds farther east, but still is making its impacts felt in the Valley Hurricanes continue to develop off the coast of Baja California, bringing cloud cover to the Valley. Though there is a chance for showers this afternoon, the chances are very small, and
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – This weekend presents fairly quiet weather for us locally, but we’re watching the potential impacts of hurricanes spinning to our south. Hurricane Polo continues its march closer to Baja California, where it’s likely to make landfall in the coming days. As seen below, Hurricane Odalys (on the left) looks to
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — Dew points are elevated back above 50 degrees, meaning the moist air is back in the Coachella Valley. Temperatures remain near or above the century mark today but will cool off drastically heading into Monday. Hurricane Polo continues to track toward Baja California and looks to make landfall Monday morning,
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Warm and muggy conditions continue through Monday, with Coachella Valley looking at temps 1-3 degrees above normal through Saturday. Tropical moisture from Hurricanes Polo will bring increasing clouds, increasing humidity and a cooldown Sunday into Tuesday, with Monday’s highs running ~10 degrees cooler than Saturday. There’s also a small chance of light showers across the
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Humidity will remain a bit higher today, thanks to an active tropical season in the Eastern Pacific. Today our dew points will be running mainly in the lower 60s. Temps look reasonably comfortable, just a degree or two above our seasonal average of 99. Tropical moisture is combining with outflow from Hurricane Polo to keep
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It’s a hot, muggy, and stormy Thursday! We’re looking at above average temps through Saturday, with highs around 100–103. So far we’ve had an active day of thunderstorms is possible over local RivCo mountains and High Desert. After today’s storms along Highway 74, Yucca Valley and Twenty-Nine Palms, the valley itself should remain mostly dry,
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