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Thousand Palms, California

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Thousand Palms, California
99
°F
Colder 3.2°F than last hour.
Warm — clear
Feels like 101.6°F  ·  This time yesterday: 103°F
Past 2 Hours ▼ -7.8°F
98.2° 106°
2hr ago 60m Now
108
Today’s High
4:25 PM
113°
Yesterday’s High
2:56 PM
90
Today’s Low
6:33 AM
95°
Yesterday’s Low
6:36 AM
Updated: 8:06:00 pm PDT
Humidity
34 %
24h diff 7%
Hi 50% 9:55 AM
Lo 26% 5:26 PM
Dew Point
65 °F
24h diff 3°F
Hi 74° 10:01 AM
Lo 60° 7:42 AM
Wind
NNW8 mph
Gust 3.0 mph
Top gust 23.0 mph (4:00 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
7866 ft
10m avg 8.5 mph
Hour top gust 18 mph SW
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.59 in
Steady  ·  24h diff -0.04
Hi 29.75 10:13 AM
Lo 29.57 5:58 PM
Solar
0 wm
0% of max
Daylight 12:31 hr
High Solar 849 wm
Max Temp for this Date
111 °F
2009 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
66 °F
2020 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
103 °F
-3.5° vs now
Record high (this date)
116 °F
1937 · (Palm Springs Airport)
Rain today
0.00 in
Rate: 0.000 in/hr
Yesterday
0.00  in
Storm: 0.00 in
September
0.07 in
Last rain: 9/6/2026
Cal year
1.05 in
4 days since rain
Water year
2.96 in
Oct.’25 – Sep.’26
Max rain rate: 0.000 (00:00 AM)
CWOP: CW2285  ·  WU: KCATHOUS8
NWS verified rain gauge
8.5 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Sep 12
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: -3.3 °F
98.2°107.1°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg65.0
▲ Last hour: +1.0 °F
64.0°67.6°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg9.0
▲ Last hour: +1.9 mph
0.07.8
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph15.0
▲ Last hour: +2.0 mph
0.018.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg34
▲ Last hour: +4 %
2634
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.59
▲ Last hour: +0.01 inHg
29.5729.59
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²0
● Last hour: +0 W/m²
098
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● Last hour: +0.00 in
3hr ago90mNow

 

warnings updated: Friday, September 11, 2026, 8:03 pm PDT

 

Rainy Day, September 6th

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Sunset, September 5th

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Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Fri Sep 11, 6:00 PM PDT     Last checked: Fri Sep 11, 6:00 PM PDT
Temperature, °F
Temperature, °F chart.
Dew point, °F
Dew point, °F 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 1-11

Observed Rainfall: 0.07 in.
Normal Rain for September 1-11: 0.16 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.09 in.
Jan 1 to September 11, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 1.05 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Sep 11, 2026: 2.39 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -1.34 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.96 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Sep 11, 2026: 3.59 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.63 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 104 ° 116 °
 ( 1937 )		 Sunrise:
6:28am 		Sunset:
6:59pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 1%
Low 76 ° 50 °
 ( 1930 )		   Moonrise:
6:59am 		Moonset:
 7:13pm 		 
       
Fire Danger

 

WEATHER STORY
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High Temperatures Saturday Highs Sunday
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A few degrees cooler but still slightly above normal.

Data Courtesy of San Diego Weather Forecast Office

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Fogging Effectiveness

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Current Temperature: 98.1 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 22 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 76.1 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 18.7 °F
Current Dew Point: 64.9 °F Cooler Temperature Output 79.4 °F
Current Humidity: 34 %

 

 


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