Weather Webcast with Tom Wachs
Slight chance for a t-storm this evening otherwise skies clearing out. Temperatures in the 70s. Sunny and beautiful for the opening of State Fair on Thursday with highs in the 70s.
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Drying out over night with temperatures will be cooling off to the upper 60s overnight.
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Record Death Valley flooding ‘a once-in-1,000-year event’
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Flash flood closes Palm Springs Aerial Tramway for a week as monsoons slam California deserts
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