High Wind in Chuckwalla Valley, California

High Wind April 3, 2026 · Chuckwalla Valley, California

62 mph

Measured gust (54 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 62 mph peak gust was measured at Blythe Airport (KBLH).

The wider storm

Strong surface high pressure building over the Great Basin led to strong northerly winds materializing along the vicinity of the Lower Colorado River Valley area during the morning hours of the 3rd. Widespread gusts in excess of 35 mph were observed, with an isolated peak gust of 62 mph reported at the Blythe Airport.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1323987. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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