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Live weather information for the Coachella Valley
Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
99
°F
Warmer 3.7°F than last hour.
Warm —
Feels like 93.4°F  ·  This time yesterday: 94°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +6.6°F
91.5° 98.1°
2hr ago 60m Now
98
Today’s High
9:18 AM
109°
Yesterday’s High
3:06 PM
87
Today’s Low
2:19 AM
83°
Yesterday’s Low
5:47 AM
Updated: 9:20:00 am PDT
Humidity
14 %
24h diff -16%
Hi 32% 12:22 AM
Lo 13% 9:00 AM
Dew Point
41 °F
24h diff -17°F
Hi 55° 12:22 AM
Lo 35° 7:12 AM
Wind
WSW7 mph
Gust 6.0 mph
Top gust 27.0 mph (4:11 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
13394 ft
10m avg 8.6 mph
Hour top gust 18 mph W
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.75 in
Steady  ·  24h diff 0.01
Hi 29.75 8:33 AM
Lo 29.68 12:00 AM
Solar
640 wm
95% of max
Daylight 14:18 hr
High Solar 640 wm
Max Temp for this Date
120 °F
2017 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
74 °F
2010 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
94 °F
+4.7° vs now
Record high (this date)
122 °F
2017 · (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
137 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
10.5 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Jul 07
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F98.1
▲ Last hour: +3.6 °F
88.2°98.1°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg39.0
▼ Last hour: -0.6 °F
36.0°42.2°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg8.6
▼ Last hour: -1.1 mph
0.011.5
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph12.0
▼ Last hour: -3.0 mph
0.021.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg13
▼ Last hour: -2 %
1320
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.75
▲ Last hour: +0.01 inHg
29.7129.75
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²640
▲ Last hour: +190 W/m²
251640
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: Tue, 7/7 12:13am Updated: Tue, 7/7 9:18am Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Tue, 7/7 3:45pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures up to 116
expected. Nights will remain quite warm with low temperatures
mostly in the 80s.

* WHERE...Coachella Valley.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning 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: Tuesday, July 07, 2026, 9:18 am PDT

 

 

 

Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Mon Jul 6, 9:29 PM PDT     Last checked: Mon Jul 6, 10:18 PM PDT
Temperature, °F
Temperature, °F chart.
Dew point, °F
Dew point, °F chart.
Sky cover, %
Sky cover, % chart.
Probability of precipitation, %
Probability of precipitation, % chart.
Probability of thunder, %
Probability of thunder, % 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 1-7

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for July 1-7: 0.00 in.

Departure from Normal: below  0.00 in.
Jan 1 to July 7, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Jul 7, 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 7, 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 ° 122 °
 ( 2017 )		 Sunrise:
5:42am 		Sunset:
8:00pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 52%
Low 78 ° 59 °
 ( 1935 )		   Moonrise:
--- 		Moonset:
 1:01pm 		 
       
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: 98.0 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 31.2 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 66.8 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 26.5 °F
Current Dew Point: 40.7 °F Cooler Temperature Output 71.5 °F
Current Humidity: 14 %

 

 


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