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Live weather information for the Coachella Valley
Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
100
°F
Warmer 2.2°F than last hour.
Warm —
Feels like 114.1°F  ·  This time yesterday: 100°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +4.4°F
96.3° 101.9°
2hr ago 60m Now
102
Today’s High
12:43 PM
109°
Yesterday’s High
3:45 PM
87
Today’s Low
6:18 AM
82°
Yesterday’s Low
5:41 AM
Updated: 12:50:00 pm PDT
Humidity
43 %
24h diff 5%
Hi 64% 6:07 AM
Lo 41% 12:44 PM
Dew Point
74 °F
24h diff 4°F
Hi 76° 12:00 PM
Lo 70° 1:48 AM
Wind
ESE6 mph
Gust 12.0 mph
Top gust 14.0 mph (12:13 PM)
Cloud Height / Wind
6358 ft
10m avg 6.8 mph
Hour top gust 14 mph ESE
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.79 in
Steady  ·  24h diff 0.04
Hi 29.84 6:58 AM
Lo 29.74 12:00 AM
Solar
882 wm
87% of max
Daylight 13:41 hr
High Solar 886 wm
Max Temp for this Date
115 °F
2025 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
77 °F
2007 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
100 °F
+0.1° vs now
Record high (this date)
119 °F
1994 · (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
167 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 06
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F100.8
▲ Last hour: +2.4 °F
92.5°101.8°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg74.0
● Last hour: +0.0 °F
73.0°75.0°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg5.8
▲ Last hour: +1.9 mph
0.08.1
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph8.0
▲ Last hour: +4.0 mph
0.014.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg42
▼ Last hour: -3 %
4255
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.79
▼ Last hour: -0.02 inHg
29.7929.81
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²882
▲ Last hour: +31 W/m²
765884
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: Thu, 8/6 11:27am Updated: Thu, 8/6 12:48pm Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Thu, 8/6 10:15pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures of 108 to
114 expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Sunday.

* 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: Thursday, August 06, 2026, 12:48 pm PDT

 

 

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LATEST IMAGE SHOWN HERE, FOR THE LAST HOUR ANIMATION CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW.Hyper-local Radar
image updated: August 06, 2026, 12:49 pm PDT

 

Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Thu Aug 6, 11:52 AM PDT     Last checked: Thu Aug 6, 12:00 PM PDT
Temperature, °F
Temperature, °F chart.
Dew point, °F
Dew point, °F chart.
Probability of precipitation, %
Probability of precipitation, % chart.
Probability of thunder, %
Probability of thunder, % 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 1-6

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for August 1-6: 0.05 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.05 in.
Jan 1 to August 6, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Aug 6, 2026: 1.98 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -1.00 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Aug 6, 2026: 3.18 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.29 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 ° 119 °
 ( 1994 )		 Sunrise:
6:03am 		Sunset:
7:43pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 52%
Low 81 ° 58 °
 ( 1933 )		   Moonrise:
--- 		Moonset:
 2:17pm 		 
       
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: 100.6 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 18.8 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 81.8 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 16 °F
Current Dew Point: 74.0 °F Cooler Temperature Output 84.6 °F
Current Humidity: 43 %

 

 


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