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Thousand Palms, California

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Thousand Palms, California
77
°F
Colder 0.6°F than last hour.
Mild — clear
Feels like 78.7°F  ·  This time yesterday: 77°F
Past 2 Hours ▼ -2.1°F
76.7° 79.1°
2hr ago 60m Now
78
Today’s High
12:00 AM
96°
Yesterday’s High
4:22 PM
77
Today’s Low
12:42 AM
73°
Yesterday’s Low
5:46 AM
Updated: 1:07:00 am PDT
Humidity
50 %
24h diff 1%
Hi 51% 12:23 AM
Lo 50% 12:00 AM
Dew Point
57 °F
24h diff 1°F
Hi 58° 12:23 AM
Lo 57° 12:49 AM
Wind
WNW15 mph
Gust 7.0 mph
Top gust 22.0 mph (12:22 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
4869 ft
10m avg 14.4 mph
Hour top gust 22 mph WNW
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.85 in
Steady  ·  24h diff 0.00
Hi 29.86 12:09 AM
Lo 29.85 12:57 AM
Solar
0 wm
0% of max
Daylight 12:18 hr
High Solar 0 wm
Max Temp for this Date
109 °F
2020 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
66 °F
2006 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
77 °F
+0.1° vs now
Record high (this date)
112 °F
1981 · (Palm Springs Airport)
Rain today
0.00 in
Rate: 0.000 in/hr
Yesterday
0.00  in
Storm: 0.00 in
September
0.07 in
Last rain: 9/6/2026
Cal year
1.05 in
11 days since rain
Water year
2.96 in
Oct.’25 – Sep.’26
Max rain rate: 0.000 (00:00 AM)
CWOP: CW2285  ·  WU: KCATHOUS8
NWS verified rain gauge
7.6 UV  ·  High  ·  Sep 18
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F77.2
● Last hour: -0.5 °F
76.6°80.8°
2hr ago60mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg57.0
▼ Last hour: -1.0 °F
57.0°58.0°
2hr ago60mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg14.3
▲ Last hour: +2.0 mph
0.013.8
2hr ago60mNow
Wind Gust mph21.0
▲ Last hour: +5.0 mph
0.024.0
2hr ago60mNow
Humidity %5m avg50
● Last hour: +0 %
4651
2hr ago60mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.85
▼ Last hour: -0.01 inHg
29.8529.86
2hr ago60mNow
Solar W/m²0
● Last hour: +0 W/m²
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● Last hour: +0.00 in
2hr ago60mNow

 

warnings updated: Friday, September 18, 2026, 1:03 am PDT

 

Rainy Day, September 6th

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Sunset, September 5th

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Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Thu Sep 17, 11:42 PM PDT     Last checked: Fri Sep 18, 12:00 AM PDT
Temperature, °F
Temperature, °F chart.
Dew point, °F
Dew point, °F chart.

 

 

Record Watch

Data: NWS - Palm Springs (KPSP)

 

 

 

 

Rain Climatology

Rainfall data: Thousand Palms, CA(DesertWeather.com) / Climate data: DesertWeather.com - Averaged data, last 25 years. Archived gauges displayed HERE.

September 1-18

Observed Rainfall: 0.07 in.
Normal Rain for September 1-18: 0.20 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.13 in.
Jan 1 to September 18, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 1.05 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Sep 18, 2026: 2.43 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -1.38 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.96 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Sep 18, 2026: 3.63 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.67 in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Almanac

Almanac information is for the Palm Springs Airport and is provide by the National Weather Service

Temperature *Normal *Record                           sun/moon graph
High 101 ° 112 °
 ( 1981 )		 Sunrise:
6:33am 		Sunset:
6:49pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 36%
Low 74 ° 54 °
 ( 1933 )		   Moonrise:
2:01pm 		Moonset:
 11:34pm 		 
       
Fire Danger

 

WEATHER STORY
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High temperatures will increase slightly Friday.

Data Courtesy of San Diego Weather Forecast Office

MicroCool   

"To Fog or Not"

 

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Fogging Effectiveness

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Current Temperature: 77.0 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 11.9 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 65.1 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 10.1 °F
Current Dew Point: 56.9 °F Cooler Temperature Output 66.9 °F
Current Humidity: 50 %

 

 


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