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Cathedral City weather alerts

1 active alert for Cathedral City, California right now: an Air Quality Alert.

2 in the last 30 days 2 in 12 months (since Aug 30) most common: Air Quality Alert Get alerts on your phone →

Active alerts for Riverside County

NWS issues alerts by county; Cathedral City is in Riverside County. Refreshed every few minutes; times in PDT.

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Air Quality Alert

Issued Sun, Sep 6, 2:39 PM PDT by NWS Phoenix AZ Until Tue, Sep 8, 12:00 AM PDT (in 1 day)

Area: Imperial County Southwest; Chuckwalla Mountains; Imperial County Southeast; Imperial County West; Imperial Valley

* WHAT...The Imperial County APCD has issued an air quality alert due to harmful levels of particle pollution from windblown dust. Visit https://www.aqmd.gov/alertinfo to check current and forecasted air quality levels. * WHERE...all of Imperial County. Levels of particle pollution can vary by time and location depending on emissions and local weather con...

What it means: Air pollution such as ozone or wildfire smoke has reached unhealthy levels. Limit outdoor exertion, especially for children, older adults and anyone with heart or lung conditions.

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Where

Riverside County on the map

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Last 30 days

Recent alerts for Riverside County

Alert	Issued	Ended	Issued by
Child Abduction Emergency	12:52 PM	2:52 PM	—

Pattern

What Riverside County gets alerted for

Every alert that named Riverside County in the last 12 months, by type. Records begin August 30, 2026, so this fills in over the year.

Air Quality Alert

Child Abduction Emergency

Plain English

What these alerts mean

A warning means the hazard is happening or about to; a watch means conditions favour it; an advisory is a lesser hazard still worth planning around.

Air Quality Alert

Air pollution such as ozone or wildfire smoke has reached unhealthy levels. Limit outdoor exertion, especially for children, older adults and anyone with heart or lung conditions.

Child Abduction Emergency

An AMBER Alert issued by law enforcement about an abducted child, relayed through the weather alert system.

Nearby

Alerts near Cathedral City

Cities

Palm Desert, CA1 Indio, CA1 Beaumont, CA1 San Jacinto, CA1 Hemet, CA1 Yucaipa, CA

Neighbouring counties in California

Imperial County1 San Diego County2 San Bernardino County Orange County2 Los Angeles County2 All of California →

Questions

About Cathedral City alerts

How do I get Cathedral City weather alerts on my iPhone?

Install Forecast Bar, add Cathedral City as a location, and turn on severe weather alerts. Every NWS warning, watch and advisory for Riverside County then arrives as a push notification at the moment of issue, with Critical Alerts available for the most dangerous warnings. Forecast Bar also runs on iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and Apple TV.

Where do these alerts come from?

From the National Weather Service alert feed (api.weather.gov). NWS issues alerts by county and by forecast zone; this page lists every product that names Riverside County, the county Cathedral City sits in. Forecast Bar checks the feed continuously and this page refreshes within a few minutes of a change.

What is the difference between a watch, a warning and an advisory?

A warning means the hazard is occurring, imminent or very likely: act now. A watch means conditions are favourable for it to develop: prepare and stay informed. An advisory covers a hazard that is less serious than a warning but can still cause real inconvenience or danger if you are not ready for it.

Can I get this data as JSON?

Yes. /weather-alerts/ca/cathedral-city.json returns the active alerts, the last 30 days and the 12-month counts for Cathedral City, refreshed every minute. Please cache responses and credit National Weather Service as the source.

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