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Thousand Palms, California

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Thousand Palms, California
82
°F
Colder 2.2°F than last hour.
Mild — clear
Feels like 81.4°F  ·  This time yesterday: 84°F
Past 2 Hours ▼ -6.4°F
82.7° 89.1°
2hr ago 60m Now
100
Today’s High
3:41 PM
103°
Yesterday’s High
3:31 PM
77
Today’s Low
6:28 AM
79°
Yesterday’s Low
3:32 AM
Updated: 9:25:00 pm PDT
Humidity
33 %
24h diff 4%
Hi 34% 9:21 PM
Lo 11% 3:35 PM
Dew Point
51 °F
24h diff 2°F
Hi 54° 7:25 PM
Lo 35° 1:34 PM
Wind
WNW6 mph
Gust 7.0 mph
Top gust 24.2 mph (3:19 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
7608 ft
10m avg 6.0 mph
Hour top gust 17 mph NW
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.67 in
Steady  ·  24h diff -0.07
Hi 29.79 8:31 AM
Lo 29.64 7:19 PM
Solar
0 wm
0% of max
Daylight 12:47 hr
High Solar 896 wm
Max Temp for this Date
115 °F
2010 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
73 °F
2005 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
84 °F
-2° vs now
Record high (this date)
117 °F
1948 · (Palm Springs Airport)
Rain today
0.00 in
Rate: 0.000 in/hr
Yesterday
0.00  in
Storm: 0.00 in
September
0.00 in
Last rain: 2/19/2026
Cal year
0.98 in
195 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 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Sep 04
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F82.8
▼ Last hour: -2.1 °F
82.8°94.3°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg51.0
▼ Last hour: -0.8 °F
48.0°53.2°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg6.7
▼ Last hour: -0.1 mph
0.012.0
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph7.0
▼ Last hour: -9.0 mph
0.023.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg34
▲ Last hour: +2 %
2134
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.67
▲ Last hour: +0.02 inHg
29.6429.67
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²0
● Last hour: +0 W/m²
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● Last hour: +0.00 in
3hr ago90mNow

 

 

 

warnings updated: Thursday, September 03, 2026, 9:18 pm PDT

 

 

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Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Thu Sep 3, 8:22 PM PDT     Last checked: Thu Sep 3, 9:22 PM PDT
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Temperature, °F chart.
Dew point, °F
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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.

September 1-3

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for September 1-3: 0.08 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.08 in.
Jan 1 to September 3, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Sep 3, 2026: 2.31 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -1.33 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Sep 3, 2026: 3.51 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.62 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 106 ° 117 °
 ( 1948 )		 Sunrise:
6:23am 		Sunset:
7:10pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 62%
Low 78 ° 50 °
 ( 1936 )		   Moonrise:
11:06pm 		Moonset:
 1:18pm 		 
       
Fire Danger

 

WEATHER STORY
San Diego
Weather Forecast Office
Coastal Flood Advisory & High Surf Advisory
Chance For Light Rainfall | This Weekend
Large swell will produce high surf and strong rip currents from Saturday to Tuesday, especially along south facing beaches. Dangerous conditions for swimming and surfing expected. These waves will combine with astronomical high tides to produce minor coastal flooding in low-lying areas.

Data Courtesy of San Diego Weather Forecast Office

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: 82.7 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 18.2 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 64.5 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 15.5 °F
Current Dew Point: 50.7 °F Cooler Temperature Output 67.2 °F
Current Humidity: 33 %

 

 


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