...US. Cat-5 Hurricane Melissa became one of the most powerful cyclones on record in the Atlantic basin. Melissa -- with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph -- ranks with Hurricane Dorian (2019) and the "Labor Day" hurricane (1935) for the strongest sustained winds. (3/3)

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...$275 million in damage and 24 fatalities in Southwestern Mexico.

• The Atlantic season spawned 13 named storms, three of which developed into powerful Category 5 hurricanes, the second most on record. For the first time since 2015, no hurricane made landfall over the Continental... (2/3)

...exits the Southwest mid-week, Santa Ana winds will develop on Wednesday into early Thursday. The strongest winds in our area are expected to affect the San Gorgonio Pass, Desert Hot Springs, and areas along and North of I-10 in the Coachella Valley. (2/2)

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...swings through the Southwest mid-week. The Valley will not see any rain with this disturbance, but we will experience extra cloud-cover on Wednesday along with slightly cooler midday temps in the upper-60s. (2/2)

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...Wednesday. Although a few light showers are possible around the Valley... cooler, drier air will be most evident. (3/3)

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...evening.

Those Northeasterly winds will continue into Monday. Locations affected by the strongest gusts will be areas like Desert Hot Springs and those wind-prone places along and North of I-10.

It looks like the next chance of precipitation for Southern California will occur on... (2/3)

...bring clouds and cooler temps to the Valley on Wednesday... but no rain. Highs that day will remain just below 70°. (2/2)

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...triggering a few Southern California showers. Will the Valley see any? Stay tuned. (3/3)

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...above-normal numbers around 80°.

We will be tracking a couple of frontal boundaries as they swing through the Southwest next week. Sunday's front will pull Valley high temperatures back into the middle-70s. Wednesday's disturbance will subtract a few more degrees while... (2/3)

...above-normal midday temps, this time in the upper-70s. Sunny and upper-70s is forecast for your Black Friday.

Although a frontal boundary will move through the Southwest on Sunday, the Valley stays rain-free with just cooler high temps in the lower-70s. (2/2)

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...computer models have plenty of rain falling over Southern California, others suggest very little precipitation. Regardless, slightly cooler air is expected on Sunday. Stay tuned. (3/3)

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...the same for Wednesday.

Although Valley highs will once again peak around that 80-degree mark, Thanksgiving Thursday comes with a mix of Sun and clouds.

We are still keeping our weather eyes on this weekend when a trough of low pressure will swing through the Southwest. Some weather... (2/3)