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Live weather information for the Coachella Valley
Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
84
°F
Colder 0.4°F than last hour.
Mild — clear
Feels like 85.3°F  ·  This time yesterday: 84°F
Past 2 Hours ● -0.3°F
84.8° 85.5°
2hr ago 60m Now
85
Today’s High
12:37 AM
100°
Yesterday’s High
3:35 PM
85
Today’s Low
1:15 AM
81°
Yesterday’s Low
3:49 AM
Updated: 1:30:00 am PDT
Humidity
46 %
24h diff 1%
Hi 47% 1:22 AM
Lo 44% 12:47 AM
Dew Point
62 °F
24h diff 2°F
Hi 62° 1:22 AM
Lo 61° 12:47 AM
Wind
W8 mph
Gust 10.0 mph
Top gust 21.0 mph (1:15 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
5559 ft
10m avg 9.8 mph
Hour top gust 21 mph NW
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.75 in
Steady  ·  24h diff 0.06
Hi 29.76 12:06 AM
Lo 29.75 1:24 AM
Solar
0 wm
0% of max
Daylight 13:28 hr
High Solar 0 wm
Max Temp for this Date
118 °F
2020 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
74 °F
2005 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
84 °F
+0.4° vs now
Record high (this date)
120 °F
2020 · (Palm Springs Airport)
Rain today
0.00 in
Rate: 0.000 in/hr
Yesterday
0.00  in
Storm: 0.00 in
August
0.00 in
Last rain: 2/19/2026
Cal year
0.98 in
175 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
9.2 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Aug 14
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F84.9
● Last hour: -0.4 °F
84.6°85.5°
2hr ago60mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg62.0
● Last hour: +0.0 °F
61.6°62.0°
2hr ago60mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg7.7
▲ Last hour: +1.6 mph
0.010.4
2hr ago60mNow
Wind Gust mph14.0
● Last hour: +0.0 mph
0.021.0
2hr ago60mNow
Humidity %5m avg46
● Last hour: +0 %
4547
2hr ago60mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.75
● Last hour: +0.00 inHg
29.7529.76
2hr ago60mNow
Solar W/m²0
● Last hour: +0 W/m²
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● Last hour: +0.00 in
2hr ago60mNow

 

 

 

Air Quality Alert  AIR QUALITY ALERT   Air Quality Alert
COACHELLA VALLEY
Areas Affected:
Coachella Valley - San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning
This Notice Updated: Thu, 8/13 4:01pm Updated: Fri, 8/14 1:18am Urgency: Unknown
Next Update: Fri, 8/14 4:15pm Severity: Unknown Certainty: Unknown
 
Details: 
* WHAT...The South Coast AQMD has issued an air quality alert due to
harmful levels of particle pollution from windblown dust. Visit
https://www.aqmd.gov/alertinfo to check current and forecasted air
quality levels.

* WHERE...in the San Gorgonio Pass and Coachella Valley. Levels of
particle pollution can vary by time and location depending on
emissions and local weather conditions.

* WHEN...Until 1 AM Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS... Particle pollution can get deep into the lungs and
cause serious health problems such as asthma attacks, heart and lung
disease symptoms, and increased risk of lung infections. Everyone
can be affected, but sensitive groups such as people with lung or
heart disease, older adults, people who are pregnant, children, and
those who spend a lot of time outdoors are at greater risk.

NWS Weather Alerts

Issued by the National Weather Service

warnings updated: Friday, August 14, 2026, 1:18 am PDT

 

 

Hyperlocal Radar not Active at this time


 

 

Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Fri Aug 14, 12:00 AM PDT     Last checked: Fri Aug 14, 12:00 AM PDT
Temperature, °F
Temperature, °F chart.
Dew point, °F
Dew point, °F chart.
Sky cover, %
Sky cover, % 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.

August 1-14

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for August 1-14: 0.08 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.08 in.
Jan 1 to August 14, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Aug 14, 2026: 2.01 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -1.03 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Aug 14, 2026: 3.21 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.32 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 °
 ( 2020 )		 Sunrise:
6:09am 		Sunset:
7:35pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 2%
Low 80 ° 59 °
 ( 1927 )		   Moonrise:
8:13am 		Moonset:
 8:47pm 		 
       
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: 84.8 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 14.6 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 70.2 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 12.4 °F
Current Dew Point: 61.7 °F Cooler Temperature Output 72.4 °F
Current Humidity: 46 %

 

 


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