A storm track is aiming at California, however Southern California will escape the brunt of the moisture field. We will however see the dynamics for strong gusty winds and even precipitation chances in the Coachella Valley sometime early Saturday onward. The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Weather Center has issued a Hazardous Weather outlook for all hikers and guests for this weekend's system.
With the precipitation chance, wind will likely be an issue if the current trend sticks, with wind gusts over 50+ mph on the summit, and filtering through the Western Coachella Valley through the Banning Pass as well (Which is not anything new to you all there as of late)
What will be the "new thing" might be this late season storm, possibly bringing a shot of precipitation on that side of the mountain. Cross the fingers on this one ...
Kevin