...clear skies and middle-70s on Tuesday. Next, middle-70s and clouds for your Wednesday.

A stretch of highs around 80° will begin on Thursday. (2/2)

@JerrySteffen
@NBCPalmSprings

...temps on Thursday.

Aside from thicker high-altitude fair-weather clouds late on Sunday through early-Monday, the Valley can expect totally clear skies on Wednesday. Clouds return for Thursday. (2/2)

@JerrySteffen
@NBCPalmSprings

...lower-70s. We'll stay close to 70-degrees on Sunday under lots of fair-weather high clouds.

Valley temps will begin to warm into the middle 70s Tuesday, around 80° by Saturday of next week. (2/2)

@JerrySteffen
@NBCPalmSprings

...slowly clearing-out clouds by Saturday night. (3/3)

@JerrySteffen
@NBCPalmSprings

...trigger widely scattered light SoCal showers over the next 48-hours, but accumulations will be light. In fact, the Coachella Valley will see only sprinkles... if anything at all.

As this system exits the Southwest, a breezy, drier Northeasterly flow will play a role in... (2/3)

...precipitation... a sprinkle, maybe.

Valley high temperatures will peak in the lower-70s today and tomorrow followed by upper-60s on Friday.

Saturday will begin with clouds then end with clearing skies. That's when our midday temps return to the lower-70s. (3/3)

@JerrySteffen
@NBCPalmSprings

...will be under lots of clouds today with high temperatures in the lower-70s.

As a closed-low approaches the coastline, SoCal will begin to see widely scattered light showers between late-Thursday into early-Saturday. The Valley will experience plenty of clouds, but without any measurable... (2/3)

...graphic shows Earthquakes at a magnitude 2 or higher... the second image pinpoints all quakes ranked at 1 and above.

See images for details. (3/3)

@JerrySteffen
@NBCPalmSprings

...afternoon.

This Intermediate quake was followed by six Moderate shakers in the same general area late on Monday... a 3.3 (5:57p), 3.4 (5:57p), 3.0 (6:27p), 3.5 (6:50p), 3.2 (8:57p) and a 3.7 (12:20a Tuesday).

These aftershocks also include twelve 2s and 130 1s... so far.

The first... (2/3)

...close to normal (71°) both afternoons.

Stay tuned! (4/4)

@JerrySteffen
@NBCPalmSprings

...remain rain-free as this disturbance moves through the Southwest.

Clouds will thicken on Wednesday into Thursday and will play a role in reducing the Valley's midday temps each day into Friday.

Although Valley skies clear for the weekend, Palm Springs' highs will remain... (3/4)

...tomorrow -- will move South and elevate the chance of precipitation over the Southwest from late-Thursday into Friday.

As far as rain chances are concerned, we are expecting only scattered light showers over mountains and from the Inland Empire to the Coast. The Valley is forecast to... (2/4)

...a 2 or above. (3/3)

@JerrySteffen
@NBCPalmSprings

...magnitude 1 or higher... the second image maps all quakes at a 2 or above. (3/3)

@JerrySteffen
@NBCPalmSprings

...afternoon.

This Intermediate quake was followed by five Moderate shakers, a 3.3 (5:57p), 3.4 (5:57p), 3.0 (6:27p), 3.5 (6:50p). and a 3.2 (8:57p).

These aftershocks also include four 2s and well over 50 1s.

The first image shows all Earthquakes at a... (2/3)

...work-week. Although computer models vary on the chance of rain for Southern California, the Valley remains rain-free with cooler midday highs. Stay tuned! (3/3)

@JerrySteffen
@NBCPalmSprings