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Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
104
°F
Warmer 3.1°F than last hour.
Hot —
Feels like 102.3°F  ·  This time yesterday: 99°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +4.5°F
99.8° 104.3°
2hr ago 60m Now
104
Today’s High
12:28 PM
105°
Yesterday’s High
2:12 PM
87
Today’s Low
6:41 AM
90°
Yesterday’s Low
6:26 AM
Updated: 12:30:00 pm PDT
Humidity
18 %
24h diff -3%
Hi 32% 3:32 AM
Lo 18% 11:57 AM
Dew Point
52 °F
24h diff 0°F
Hi 55° 11:21 AM
Lo 49° 8:01 AM
Wind
W11 mph
Gust 14.0 mph
Top gust 30.0 mph (2:40 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
12159 ft
10m avg 8.3 mph
Hour top gust 17 mph WNW
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.76 in
Steady  ·  24h diff 0.01
Hi 29.78 10:09 AM
Lo 29.68 3:01 AM
Solar
939 wm
91% of max
Daylight 14:05 hr
High Solar 939 wm
Max Temp for this Date
118 °F
2023 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
77 °F
2025 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
99 °F
+5.4° vs now
Record high (this date)
120 °F
2006 · (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
151 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
10.1 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Jul 21
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F104.4
▲ Last hour: +3.3 °F
95.7°104.4°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg52.0
▼ Last hour: -0.6 °F
51.0°53.8°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg9.3
▲ Last hour: +0.7 mph
0.09.5
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph15.0
▲ Last hour: +3.0 mph
0.017.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg18
▼ Last hour: -2 %
1823
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.76
▼ Last hour: -0.01 inHg
29.7629.78
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²939
▲ Last hour: +69 W/m²
687939
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● Last hour: +0.00 in
3hr ago90mNow

 

Extreme Heat Warning  EXTREME HEAT WARNING   Extreme Heat Warning
COACHELLA VALLEY
Areas Affected:
Coachella Valley - San Diego County Deserts - San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning
This Notice Updated: Tue, 7/21 10:23am Updated: Tue, 7/21 12:18pm Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Tue, 7/21 10:15pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures of 112 to
117 and low temperatures in the mid 80s to mid 90s.

* WHERE...Coachella Valley, San Diego County Deserts, and San
Gorgonio Pass near Banning.

* WHEN...From 10 AM Wednesday to 8 PM PDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat events.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Major to locally Extreme HeatRisk. Elevated
low temperatures will limit overnight relief from the heat.

Information: 
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

NWS Weather Alerts

Issued by the National Weather Service

warnings updated: Tuesday, July 21, 2026, 12:18 pm PDT

 

 

Hyperlocal Radar not Active at this time


 

 

Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Tue Jul 21, 11:13 AM PDT     Last checked: Tue Jul 21, 12:00 PM PDT
Temperature, °F
Temperature, °F chart.
Dew point, °F
Dew point, °F chart.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rain Climatology

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

July 1-21

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for July 1-21: 0.04 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.04 in.
Jan 1 to July 21, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Jul 21, 2026: 1.85 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.87 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Jul 21, 2026: 3.05 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.16 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 °
 ( 2006 )		 Sunrise:
5:51am 		Sunset:
7:55pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 46%
Low 80 ° 60 °
 ( 1943 )		   Moonrise:
1:35pm 		Moonset:
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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: 104.2 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 31.6 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 72.6 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 26.9 °F
Current Dew Point: 52.3 °F Cooler Temperature Output 77.3 °F
Current Humidity: 18 %

 

 


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