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Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
109
°F
Warmer 3.2°F than last hour.
Uncomfortably Hot —
Feels like 107.6°F  ·  This time yesterday: 110°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +6.1°F
103.4° 109.6°
2hr ago 60m Now
110
Today’s High
2:01 PM
113°
Yesterday’s High
5:03 PM
87
Today’s Low
7:12 AM
86°
Yesterday’s Low
6:20 AM
Updated: 2:05:00 pm PDT
Humidity
17 %
24h diff 4%
Hi 39% 9:07 AM
Lo 14% 1:01 PM
Dew Point
55 °F
24h diff 8°F
Hi 64° 9:56 AM
Lo 47° 1:01 PM
Wind
NE2 mph
Gust 3.0 mph
Top gust 24.2 mph (4:04 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
12755 ft
10m avg 4.3 mph
Hour top gust 11 mph ESE
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.77 in
Steady  ·  24h diff 0.07
Hi 29.86 8:28 AM
Lo 29.71 12:00 AM
Solar
898 wm
92% of max
Daylight 13:51 hr
High Solar 944 wm
Max Temp for this Date
119 °F
2020 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
77 °F
2012 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
110 °F
-1.4° vs now
Record high (this date)
122 °F
1957 · (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
161 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  ·  Jul 31
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F109.8
▲ Last hour: +3.6 °F
99.0°110.1°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg52.0
▲ Last hour: +2.4 °F
49.0°60.0°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg2.8
▲ Last hour: +1.3 mph
0.04.1
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph5.0
● Last hour: +0.0 mph
0.012.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg15
● Last hour: +0 %
1528
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.77
▼ Last hour: -0.02 inHg
29.7729.83
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²898
▼ Last hour: -44 W/m²
898942
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: Fri, 7/31 11:43am Updated: Fri, 7/31 2:03pm Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Fri, 7/31 10:15pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely

 
Details:
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures of 115 to
120 expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Monday.

* 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

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
This Notice Updated: Thu, 7/30 4:00pm Updated: Fri, 7/31 2:03pm Urgency: Unknown
Next Update: Sun, 8/2 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...San Bernardino, Redlands, Riverside, Crestline and the
Coachella Valley.. Levels of ozone pollution can vary by time and
location depending on emissions and air pollution transport.

* WHEN...until 8 PM Sunday. 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.

Information:
To protect your health, check air quality levels and act as needed:

* When Air Quality Index (AQI) levels are "Unhealthy for
Sensitive Groups" (orange), sensitive groups as specified
above should limit extended or intense outdoor activity.
* When AQI is "Unhealthy" (red), everyone may experience health
impacts. Sensitive groups should avoid extended time outdoors.
* When AQI is "Very Unhealthy" (purple), sensitive groups should
avoid all outdoor physical activity. Everyone else should
avoid extended or intense outdoor activity.
* When AQI is "Hazardous" (maroon), everyone should avoid all
outdoor physical activity.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

To help keep indoor air clean when air quality is poor:

* Keep windows and doors closed
* Run your air conditioner and/or an air purifier
* Do not use whole house fans or swamp coolers that bring in
outside air if you have other methods to stay cool
* Avoid other sources of pollution such as fireplaces, candles,
incense, and grilling

To help minimize outdoor ozone air pollution levels:

* Limit the use of gasoline powered lawn and garden equipment
until evening hours
* Try to delay trips to the gas station and the use of household
chemicals until the evening

NWS Weather Alerts

Issued by the National Weather Service

warnings updated: Friday, July 31, 2026, 2:03 pm PDT

 

 

Hyperlocal Radar not Active at this time


 

 

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.

July 1-31

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for July 1-31: 0.12 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.12 in.
Jan 1 to July 31, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Jul 31, 2026: 1.93 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.95 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Jul 31, 2026: 3.13 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.24 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 ° 122 °
( 1957 )
Sunrise:
5:58am
Sunset:
7:48pm
 
Moon Percent:
98%
Low 81 ° 65 °
( 1936 )
  Moonrise:
9:07pm
Moonset:
7:52am
 
       
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: 109.5 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 34.2 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 75.3 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 29.1 °F
Current Dew Point: 55.0 °F Cooler Temperature Output 80.4 °F
Current Humidity: 17 %

 

 


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