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Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
104
°F
Warmer 2.2°F than last hour.
Hot —
Feels like 102.4°F  ·  This time yesterday: 99°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +4.2°F
98.7° 103.8°
2hr ago 60m Now
104
Today’s High
12:08 PM
106°
Yesterday’s High
5:10 PM
87
Today’s Low
6:16 AM
87°
Yesterday’s Low
6:15 AM
Updated: 12:20:00 pm PDT
Humidity
22 %
24h diff -17%
Hi 34% 3:26 AM
Lo 21% 11:58 AM
Dew Point
57 °F
24h diff -12°F
Hi 62° 10:55 AM
Lo 54° 5:01 AM
Wind
S2 mph
Gust 4.0 mph
Top gust 21.0 mph (6:57 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
10859 ft
10m avg 3.2 mph
Hour top gust 8 mph ESE
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.78 in
Steady  ·  24h diff 0.00
Hi 29.81 8:30 AM
Lo 29.77 12:51 AM
Solar
916 wm
89% of max
Daylight 14:09 hr
High Solar 916 wm
Max Temp for this Date
116 °F
2005 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
74 °F
2015 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
99 °F
+5.2° vs now
Record high (this date)
120 °F
1947 · (Palm Springs Airport)
Rain today
0.00 in
Rate: 0.000 in/hr
Yesterday
0.00  in
Storm: 0.00 in
July
0.00 in
Last rain: 2/19/2026
Cal year
0.98 in
148 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
10.8 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Jul 18
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F102.9
▲ Last hour: +2.1 °F
95.7°103.8°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg55.0
▼ Last hour: -1.6 °F
56.0°60.2°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg3.0
▲ Last hour: +0.7 mph
0.06.4
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph4.0
● Last hour: +0.0 mph
0.010.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg21
▼ Last hour: -3 %
2128
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.78
▼ Last hour: -0.02 inHg
29.7829.81
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²916
▲ Last hour: +60 W/m²
686916
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● Last hour: +0.00 in
3hr ago90mNow

 

warnings updated: Saturday, July 18, 2026, 12:18 pm PDT

 

 

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Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Sat Jul 18, 11:56 AM PDT     Last checked: Sat Jul 18, 12:00 PM PDT
Temperature, °F
Temperature, °F chart.
Dew point, °F
Dew point, °F chart.
Sky cover, %
Sky cover, % chart.
Probability of precipitation, %
Probability of precipitation, % chart.
Probability of thunder, %
Probability of thunder, % chart.
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Wind speed / gust, mph chart.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rain Climatology

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

July 1-18

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for July 1-18: 0.03 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.03 in.
Jan 1 to July 18, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Jul 18, 2026: 1.84 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.86 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Jul 18, 2026: 3.04 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.15 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 109 ° 120 °
 ( 1947 )		 Sunrise:
5:49am 		Sunset:
7:57pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 17%
Low 80 ° 59 °
 ( 1940 )		   Moonrise:
10:33am 		Moonset:
 10:48pm 		 
       
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: 103.3 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 29.1 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 74.2 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 24.7 °F
Current Dew Point: 57.1 °F Cooler Temperature Output 78.6 °F
Current Humidity: 22 %

 

 


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