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Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
104
°F
Colder 3.7°F than last hour.
Hot — clear
Feels like 103.7°F  ·  This time yesterday: 100°F
Past 2 Hours ▼ -8.4°F
104.2° 112.6°
2hr ago 60m Now
116
Today’s High
3:18 PM
111°
Yesterday’s High
4:37 PM
92
Today’s Low
3:31 AM
89°
Yesterday’s Low
5:09 AM
Updated: 8:25:00 pm PDT
Humidity
21 %
24h diff -5%
Hi 29% 8:35 AM
Lo 13% 6:07 PM
Dew Point
57 °F
24h diff -3°F
Hi 66° 12:28 PM
Lo 50° 2:16 AM
Wind
WNW7 mph
Gust 5.0 mph
Top gust 23.0 mph (1:15 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
11190 ft
10m avg 9.2 mph
Hour top gust 19 mph WSW
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.62 in
Steady  ·  24h diff -0.09
Hi 29.79 8:24 AM
Lo 29.6 6:26 PM
Solar
0 wm
0% of max
Daylight 13:36 hr
High Solar 911 wm
Max Temp for this Date
113 °F
2012 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
74 °F
2009 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
100 °F
+3.7° vs now
Record high (this date)
121 °F
1928 · (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
169 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
9.9 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Aug 08
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F104.2
▼ Last hour: -3.8 °F
104.2°114.1°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg56.0
▲ Last hour: +2.6 °F
51.2°59.6°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg8.3
● Last hour: +0.0 mph
0.09.6
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph15.0
▲ Last hour: +1.0 mph
0.020.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg21
▲ Last hour: +4 %
1421
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.62
▲ Last hour: +0.02 inHg
29.6029.62
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²0
▼ Last hour: -16 W/m²
0155
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: Sat, 8/8 4:56am Updated: Sat, 8/8 8:18pm Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Sat, 8/8 2:15pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures of 106 to
112 expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Sunday.

* 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: Saturday, August 08, 2026, 8:18 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: Sat Aug 8, 6:00 PM PDT     Last checked: Sat Aug 8, 6:00 PM PDT
Temperature, °F
Temperature, °F chart.
Dew point, °F
Dew point, °F chart.
Probability of precipitation, %
Probability of precipitation, % chart.
Probability of thunder, %
Probability of thunder, % 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 1-8

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for August 1-8: 0.05 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.05 in.
Jan 1 to August 8, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Aug 8, 2026: 1.98 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -1.00 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Aug 8, 2026: 3.18 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.29 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 ° 121 °
 ( 1928 )		 Sunrise:
6:04am 		Sunset:
7:41pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 21%
Low 80 ° 60 °
 ( 1957 )		   Moonrise:
1:12am 		Moonset:
 4:36pm 		 
       
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: 30 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 74.2 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 25.5 °F
Current Dew Point: 56.5 °F Cooler Temperature Output 78.7 °F
Current Humidity: 21 %

 

 


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