Palm Desert Gets Brief Respite From Extreme Heat: Week Ahead Forecast

PALM DESERT, CA — With coastal days starting out under a heavy marine layer, Palm Desert is seeing sunny days in the low 100s - cooler than typical temperatures - this week.

In Palm Desert, temperatures would start warming up briefly Wednesday and Thursday before dropping into the high 90s again, Accuweather reports say.

On Monday, the high temperature only reached 100 degrees in Palm Desert, with a low of 82. On Tuesday morning, Palm Desert was expected to reach a high of 100 and a low of 72 under sunny skies, according to Accuweather reports.

According to the National Weather Service, record minimum temperatures were recorded in parts of Riverside County on Monday.

Thermal recorded a low of 77. The previous record high for low temperature on May 16 was 73 set in 1996. It was 80 in Indio. The previous record was 76 set in 1976.

Tuesday, it'll be mostly sunny, with patchy fog in the morning, and highs from 80 to 85 in the valleys and Inland Empire. In the mountains, it'll be sunny and windy with highs from 74 to 84.

In the Coachella Valley, it'll be sunny and hot, with highs from 97 to 102. Tuesday evening, it'll be cool with patchy fog.

Detailed Palm Desert Area Forecast

Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 101. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening.

Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 102. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 71.

Friday
Sunny, with a high near 98.

Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 71.

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 99.

Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 72.

Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 102.

Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.

Get your full week ahead forecast on Accuweather

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