Thousand Palms, California
88
°F
Warmer 3°F than last hour.
Mild — clear
Feels like 83.2°F  ·  This time yesterday: 84°F
87°
Today’s High
11:14 AM
76°
Today’s Low
2:22 AM
Updated: 11:15:00 am PDT
Humidity
15 %
24h diff -19%
Hi 38% 5:02 AM
Lo 12% 10:27 AM
Dew Point
34 °F
24h diff -19°F
Hi 49° 12:19 AM
Lo 27° 10:27 AM
Wind
WNW2 mph
Gust 6.0 mph
10m avg 3.0 mph
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.81 in
Steady  ·  24h diff -0.07
Hi 29.83 9:53 AM
Lo 29.76 5:18 AM
Cloud Height
12469 ft
Top gust 22.0 mph (12:34 AM)
Last hr 10 mph SW
Solar
754 wm
91% of max
Daylight 12:30 hr
Yesterday high
92°F
1:10 PM
Yesterday low
68°F
6:43 AM
This time yesterday
84°F
+3.9° vs now
Record high (this date)
104°F
1966 · Palm Springs Airport
Rain today
0.00 in
Rate: 0.000 in/hr
Yesterday
0.00  in
Storm: 0.00 in
March
0.00 in
Last rain: 2/19/2026
Cal year
0.98 in
39 days since rain
Water year
2.89 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  ·  Mar 31
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

Wind Advisory  WIND ADVISORY   Wind Advisory
COACHELLA VALLEY
Areas Affected:
San Bernardino County Mountains - Riverside County Mountains - San Diego County Mountains - Apple and Lucerne Valleys - Coachella Valley - San Diego County Deserts - San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning
This Notice Updated: Tue, 3/31 1:50am Updated: Tue, 3/31 11:18am Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Tue, 3/31 3:30pm Severity:  Moderate  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph expected.

* WHERE...Apple and Lucerne Valleys, Coachella Valley, Riverside
County Mountains, San Bernardino County Mountains, San Diego
County Deserts, San Diego County Mountains, and San Gorgonio Pass
near Banning.

* WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 11 PM PDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

Information: 
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Secure outdoor objects.

NWS Weather Alerts

Issued by the National Weather Service

warnings updated: Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 11:18 am PDT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rain Climatology

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

March 1-31

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for March 1-31: 0.25 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.25 in.
Jan 1 to March 31, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Mar 31, 2026: 1.71 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.73 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Mar 31, 2026: 2.91 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.02 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 84 ° 104 °
 ( 1966 )		 Sunrise:
6:32am 		Sunset:
7:03pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 97%
Low 56 ° 37 °
 ( 1938 )		   Moonrise:
6:06pm 		Moonset:
 5:44am 		 
       
Fire Danger

 

 

MicroCool   

"To Fog or Not"

 

With the help of MicroCool we've come up with a simple way for you to determine if turning on your fog / mister system will cool the air around you effectively.

Fogging Effectiveness

(This guide generally will work for evaporative coolers also)

 

Current Temperature: 87.1 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 26.2 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 60.9 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 22.3 °F
Current Dew Point: 33.8 °F Cooler Temperature Output 64.8 °F
Current Humidity: 15 %

 


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