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Rain Chance Across Coachella Valley, Look Ahead To Thanksgiving Week
Isolated thunderstorms are possible in the Inland Empire, and snow levels will be above 7,500 feet in the Riverside County mountains.
PALM DESERT, CA — Though the Inland Empire was dry Friday, wet weather was slated to return Saturday and throughout the weekend. Clear and comfortable weather was forecast for Thanksgiving week, according to the National Weather Service.
"We're monitoring an incoming low-pressure system that is currently developing north off the coast of the Pacific Northwest," according to an NWS statement. "This low will slowly move south and east over much of this week, eventually bringing cooler and wetter conditions to Southern California."
Isolated thunderstorms are possible in the Inland Empire, and snow levels will be above 7,500 feet in the Riverside County mountain communities on Saturday.
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Surface prognostication charts published by the agency indicated back-to-back troughs crossing the region over the three days. Still, meteorologists said the bulk of the moisture would stay off the coast and to the south until Friday.
After the storm system exits to the east on Saturday, it will be replaced by a ridge of high pressure. It will influence weather patterns next week, with generally warmer, drier conditions for the Thanksgiving holiday period, according to the NWS.
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Temperatures in the Riverside metropolitan area through Saturday will see a slight cooling trend, with daytime highs peaking in the low 70s and lows holding in the 50s.
Palm Desert's Weather Forecast Through Thanksgiving:
Saturday
A chance of showers, mainly between 10am and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 53.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 55.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Thanksgiving Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
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