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Thousand Palms, California

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Thousand Palms, California
108
°F
Warmer 1.7°F than last hour.
Hot — clear
Feels like 112.5°F  ·  This time yesterday: 102°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +3.8°F
103.4° 108.4°
2hr ago 60m Now
108
Today’s High
12:18 PM
105°
Yesterday’s High
5:02 PM
90
Today’s Low
3:36 AM
87°
Yesterday’s Low
6:16 AM
Updated: 12:25:00 pm PDT
Humidity
25 %
24h diff -8%
Hi 38% 3:33 AM
Lo 22% 10:05 AM
Dew Point
64 °F
24h diff -3°F
Hi 65° 12:22 PM
Lo 56° 6:42 AM
Wind
ESE4 mph
Gust 2.0 mph
Top gust 14.0 mph (7:25 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
10184 ft
10m avg 5.4 mph
Hour top gust 13 mph E
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.79 in
Steady  ·  24h diff -0.07
Hi 29.83 7:50 AM
Lo 29.77 12:00 AM
Solar
863 wm
88% of max
Daylight 13:15 hr
High Solar 882 wm
Max Temp for this Date
114 °F
2025 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
68 °F
2023 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
102 °F
+6.4° vs now
Record high (this date)
117 °F
1969 · (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
182 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 21
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F97.9
▼ Last hour: -1.4 °F
97.5°101.3°
2hr ago60mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg67.0
● Last hour: +0.0 °F
66.0°69.0°
2hr ago60mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg3.1
▼ Last hour: -0.6 mph
0.09.5
2hr ago60mNow
Wind Gust mph5.0
▲ Last hour: +1.0 mph
0.015.0
2hr ago60mNow
Humidity %5m avg37
▲ Last hour: +2 %
3438
2hr ago60mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.76
▲ Last hour: +0.01 inHg
29.7329.76
2hr ago60mNow
Solar W/m²863
▲ Last hour: +40 W/m²
708881
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● Last hour: +0.00 in
2hr ago60mNow

 

 

 

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, 8/21 1:42am Updated: Fri, 8/21 12:18pm Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Fri, 8/21 3:30pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 113
through Sunday, and up to 115 for Tuesday through Friday of next
week.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Friday August 28th.

* 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: Friday, August 21, 2026, 12:18 pm PDT

 

 

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Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Fri Aug 21, 11:04 AM PDT     Last checked: Fri Aug 21, 12:00 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.

 

 

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 1-21

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for August 1-21: 0.24 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.24 in.
Jan 1 to August 21, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Aug 21, 2026: 2.17 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -1.19 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Aug 21, 2026: 3.37 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.48 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 ° 117 °
 ( 1969 )		 Sunrise:
6:14am 		Sunset:
7:27pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 57%
Low 80 ° 57 °
 ( 1936 )		   Moonrise:
3:18pm 		Moonset:
 12:02am 		 
       
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: 107.2 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 28.9 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 78.3 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 24.6 °F
Current Dew Point: 63.9 °F Cooler Temperature Output 82.6 °F
Current Humidity: 25 %

 

 


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