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Thousand Palms, California

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Thousand Palms, California
99
°F
Colder 2.8°F than last hour.
Warm — clear
Feels like 102.8°F  ·  This time yesterday: 103°F
Past 2 Hours ▼ -5.1°F
98° 103.3°
2hr ago 60m Now
108
Today’s High
3:39 PM
115°
Yesterday’s High
3:45 PM
87
Today’s Low
6:04 AM
94°
Yesterday’s Low
6:44 AM
Updated: 8:37:00 pm PDT
Humidity
36 %
24h diff 17%
Hi 67% 5:52 AM
Lo 23% 3:11 PM
Dew Point
67 °F
24h diff 13°F
Hi 77° 9:11 AM
Lo 52° 2:01 AM
Wind
Calm
Gust 2.0 mph
Top gust 16.1 mph (3:00 PM)
Cloud Height / Wind
7492 ft
10m avg 0.3 mph
Hour top gust 3 mph NNW
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.74 in
Steady  ·  24h diff 0.06
Hi 29.87 8:42 AM
Lo 29.7 4:53 PM
Solar
0 wm
0% of max
Daylight 13:07 hr
High Solar 1055 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
103 °F
-4.1° 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
9.8 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Aug 25
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F98.2
▼ Last hour: -2.9 °F
97.9°104.5°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg67.0
▼ Last hour: -1.2 °F
66.4°69.8°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg0.0
▼ Last hour: -0.6 mph
0.08.0
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph0.0
▼ Last hour: -2.0 mph
0.014.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg36
▲ Last hour: +2 %
3236
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.74
▲ Last hour: +0.02 inHg
29.7129.74
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²0
● Last hour: +0 W/m²
037
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 2:08pm Updated: Mon, 8/24 8:33pm Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Mon, 8/24 10:45pm 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 Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat events. Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Overnight temperatures 5 to 8 degrees above
normal will limit 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

Air Quality Alert  AIR QUALITY ALERT   Air Quality Alert
COACHELLA VALLEY

Areas Affected:
San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire - San Bernardino County Mountains - Coachella Valley - San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning - Orange County Inland
This Notice Updated: Mon, 8/24 1:34pm Updated: Mon, 8/24 8:33pm Urgency: Unknown
Next Update: Fri, 8/28 8:00pm Severity: Unknown Certainty: Unknown

 
Details:
* WHAT...The South Coast AQMD has issued an air quality alert due to
harmful levels of ozone pollution.
Visit https://www.aqmd.gov/alertinfo to check current and forecasted
air quality levels.

* WHERE...in the the South Coast Air Basin and Coachella Valley.
Levels of ozone pollution can vary by time and location depending on
emissions and air pollution transport.

* WHEN...from 1 PM Monday to 8 PM Friday. The highest ozone levels
typically occur in the afternoon and early-evening hours.

* IMPACTS... Ozone air pollution can cause serious health problems,
including trouble breathing, asthma attacks, and lung damage.
Everyone can be affected, but sensitive groups such as people with
lung 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: Monday, August 24, 2026, 8:33 pm PDT

 

 

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Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Mon Aug 24, 5:35 PM PDT     Last checked: Mon Aug 24, 6:00 PM PDT
Temperature, °F
Temperature, °F chart.
Dew point, °F
Dew point, °F chart.
Sky cover, %
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Probability of precipitation, %
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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: 98.2 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 21.2 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 77.0 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 18 °F
Current Dew Point: 66.7 °F Cooler Temperature Output 80.2 °F
Current Humidity: 36 %

 

 


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