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Thousand Palms, California

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Thousand Palms, California
104
°F
Warmer 2.4°F than last hour.
Hot — clear
Feels like 113.6°F  ·  This time yesterday: 111°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +5.5°F
98.5° 104°
2hr ago 60m Now
104
Today’s High
1:28 PM
115°
Yesterday’s High
3:45 PM
87
Today’s Low
6:04 AM
94°
Yesterday’s Low
6:44 AM
Updated: 1:29:00 pm PDT
Humidity
35 %
24h diff 19%
Hi 67% 5:52 AM
Lo 24% 2:01 AM
Dew Point
71 °F
24h diff 15°F
Hi 77° 9:11 AM
Lo 52° 2:01 AM
Wind
SSE4 mph
Gust 3.0 mph
Top gust 15.0 mph (1:15 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
8039 ft
10m avg 4.6 mph
Hour top gust 13 mph E
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.79 in
Falling  ·  24h diff 0.10
Hi 29.87 8:42 AM
Lo 29.71 1:07 AM
Solar
898 wm
94% of max
Daylight 13:09 hr
High Solar 1048 wm
Max Temp for this Date
116 °F
2010 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
73 °F
2024 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
111 °F
-7.1° vs now
Record high (this date)
122 °F
1985 · (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
185 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
9.7 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Aug 24
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F103.6
▲ Last hour: +1.9 °F
96.3°103.8°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg71.0
▼ Last hour: -3.8 °F
69.0°75.2°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg5.5
▲ Last hour: +1.1 mph
0.06.1
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph9.0
▼ Last hour: -1.0 mph
0.014.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg36
▼ Last hour: -8 %
3348
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.79
▼ Last hour: -0.02 inHg
29.8029.86
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²898
▼ Last hour: -7 W/m²
2651,048
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: Mon, 8/24 1:58am Updated: Mon, 8/24 1:18pm Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Mon, 8/24 3:30pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures of 110 to
116 expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Friday.

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

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: Monday, August 24, 2026, 1:18 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: Mon Aug 24, 11:34 AM PDT     Last checked: Mon Aug 24, 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.
Precip. amount, in
Precipitation, in Total accumulation, in
Precip. amount, in chart.
Wind speed / gust, mph
Wind speed / gust, mph 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 1-24

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for August 1-24: 0.25 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.25 in.
Jan 1 to August 24, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Aug 24, 2026: 2.18 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -1.20 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Aug 24, 2026: 3.38 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.49 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 108 ° 122 °
 ( 1985 )		 Sunrise:
6:16am 		Sunset:
7:23pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 85%
Low 79 ° 53 °
 ( 1978 )		   Moonrise:
5:35pm 		Moonset:
 2:40am 		 
       
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: 104.0 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 23.5 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 80.5 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 20 °F
Current Dew Point: 70.1 °F Cooler Temperature Output 84 °F
Current Humidity: 34 %

 

 


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