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HAPPINESS

IS A WARM CUP

April 18, 2026 3:01 am

Southern California Overview:

  • Inland areas will warm this weekend while coastal areas begin to cool on Sunday as onshore flow returns. Onshore flow will begin to strengthen and spread cooling inland on Monday as a low pressure system moving into California brings cooler and breezy conditions for the middle of next week, along with a slight chance of precipitation Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday morning. Cool weather and breezy onshore flow persist for the remainder of the
    week.
  • United States Overview:

    • Widespread showers and thunderstorms expected from the Northeast to the Gulf Coast Saturday with a risk of severe weather and isolated flash flooding. Dry and gusty post-frontal conditions will lead to a fire weather threat over portions of the central and southern High Plains this weekend. Sweeping cold front bringing a dramatic cool down across the central to eastern U.S. this weekend following a week of unseasonably warm temperatures.

Local/State Headlines.

  • Zodiacal light could glow over California skies: when and how to see it.
  • SoCal warms up Saturday ahead of cooldown and possible showers.

Nat’l/Int’l Headlines…

  • Live updates: Life-threatening storms target the Heartland, intense tornadoes and huge hail possible.
  • Rochester, MN tornado: Residents describe close call as twister tears through town.
  • Minnesota weather: Photos and videos of tornadoes, hail and severe weather.
  • At least 3 tornadoes reported in southeastern Minnesota on Friday.
  • Back-to-back storms slam Wisconsin, Michigan — see the damage.
  • Devastating damage reported across multiple states after tornado outbreak hammers the Midwest.
  • Massive storm system threatens 26 million as it moves East across multiple states this weekend.
  • Cold snap to follow record heat across the East next week.
  • You could see the Northern Lights across the night sky this weekend in parts of the US.

NOAA Weather

Palm Springs Regional Airport, CA

Last Update on Apr 18 2026, 1:53 am PDT

Weather by NOAA

Current Conditions: Fair

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Temp: 66°F

Wind: West at 6mph

Humidity: 10%

Dewpoint: 7.0°F

Your 5-Day Forecast at a Glance

On this day – 4.18.2000

A storm that started on 4/17 and ended on this day brought up to two inches of rainfall to lower elevations and 18 inches of snow to Wrightwood. Winds gusted to 68 mph in the mountains of San Diego County. A severe thunderstorm brought downburst winds estimated at 80 to 100 mph from Bellflower to Diamond Bar. 0.75” hail was reported in Downey. The storm left severe damage to factories and mobile home parks in Paramount (one mobile home was blown over). Wind damage was done to trees, power lines and numerous buildings along the entire path. A large Eucalyptus fell over I-5, closing the freeway for three hours.

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