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Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
97
°F
Warmer 5.5°F than last hour.
Warm —
Feels like 96.7°F  ·  This time yesterday: 96°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +10.2°F
87.3° 97.5°
2hr ago 60m Now
97
Today’s High
9:48 AM
107°
Yesterday’s High
4:29 PM
83
Today’s Low
5:47 AM
84°
Yesterday’s Low
6:09 AM
Updated: 9:50:00 am PDT
Humidity
27 %
24h diff -1%
Hi 44% 5:41 AM
Lo 27% 9:34 AM
Dew Point
58 °F
24h diff 0°F
Hi 60° 9:01 AM
Lo 57° 9:35 AM
Wind
W5 mph
Gust 6.0 mph
Top gust 27.0 mph (1:17 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
9339 ft
10m avg 4.6 mph
Hour top gust 16 mph W
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.73 in
Steady  ·  24h diff -0.03
Hi 29.74 8:11 AM
Lo 29.67 2:48 AM
Solar
707 wm
92% of max
Daylight 14:19 hr
High Solar 707 wm
Max Temp for this Date
117 °F
2018 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
73 °F
2010 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
96 °F
+1.1° vs now
Record high (this date)
119 °F
1942 · (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
136 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
11.1 UV  ·  Extreme  ·  Jul 06
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F97.5
▲ Last hour: +5.6 °F
84.9°97.5°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg58.0
▼ Last hour: -1.8 °F
57.0°60.0°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg4.7
▼ Last hour: -3.7 mph
0.011.8
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph9.0
▼ Last hour: -4.0 mph
0.022.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg27
▼ Last hour: -7 %
2740
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.73
● Last hour: +0.00 inHg
29.7129.75
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²707
▲ Last hour: +173 W/m²
339707
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
This Notice Updated: Mon, 7/6 12:09am Updated: Mon, 7/6 9:48am Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Mon, 7/6 3:30pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures up to 115
expected.

* WHERE...Coachella Valley.

* WHEN...From 10 AM Tuesday to 8 PM PDT Thursday.

* 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, July 06, 2026, 9:48 am PDT

 

 

 

Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Mon Jul 6, 8:08 AM PDT     Last checked: Mon Jul 6, 8:13 AM PDT
Temperature, °F
Temperature, °F chart.
Dew point, °F
Dew point, °F chart.
Wind speed / gust, mph
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 1-6

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for July 1-6: 0.00 in.

Departure from Normal: below  0.00 in.
Jan 1 to July 6, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Jul 6, 2026: 1.81 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.83 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Jul 6, 2026: 3.01 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.12 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 ° 119 °
 ( 1942 )		 Sunrise:
5:42am 		Sunset:
8:00pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 72%
Low 78 ° 58 °
 ( 1946 )		   Moonrise:
11:54pm 		Moonset:
 11:58am 		 
       
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: 97.5 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 24.8 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 72.7 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 21.1 °F
Current Dew Point: 57.9 °F Cooler Temperature Output 76.4 °F
Current Humidity: 27 %

 

 


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