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Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
109
°F
Warmer 1.9°F than last hour.
Hot —
Feels like 112.3°F  ·  This time yesterday: 105°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +4.3°F
104.8° 109.2°
2hr ago 60m Now
110
Today’s High
12:37 PM
113°
Yesterday’s High
4:43 PM
94
Today’s Low
5:33 AM
87°
Yesterday’s Low
7:12 AM
Updated: 12:45:00 pm PDT
Humidity
22 %
24h diff 4%
Hi 31% 12:00 AM
Lo 17% 8:40 AM
Dew Point
62 °F
24h diff 9°F
Hi 65° 12:10 PM
Lo 47° 7:02 AM
Wind
ESE8 mph
Gust 8.0 mph
Top gust 20.0 mph (2:52 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
11090 ft
10m avg 7.5 mph
Hour top gust 14 mph E
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.74 in
Steady  ·  24h diff -0.06
Hi 29.78 10:15 AM
Lo 29.73 4:44 AM
Solar
918 wm
90% of max
Daylight 13:49 hr
High Solar 919 wm
Max Temp for this Date
113 °F
2008 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
75 °F
2012 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
105 °F
+4° vs now
Record high (this date)
123 °F
1993 · (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
162 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
10.1 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Aug 01
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F109.0
▲ Last hour: +1.9 °F
102.7°109.6°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg62.0
▲ Last hour: +3.4 °F
55.0°64.8°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg6.1
▲ Last hour: +2.3 mph
0.09.2
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph10.0
▲ Last hour: +1.0 mph
0.015.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg22
▲ Last hour: +1 %
2026
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.74
▼ Last hour: -0.02 inHg
29.7429.78
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²918
▲ Last hour: +34 W/m²
780919
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: Sat, 8/1 5:44am Updated: Sat, 8/1 12:48pm Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Sat, 8/1 5:00pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely

 
Details:
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures of around
115, and up to 117 expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Monday.

* 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

Air Quality Alert  AIR QUALITY ALERT   Air Quality Alert
COACHELLA VALLEY

Areas Affected:
San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire - San Bernardino County Mountains - Coachella Valley - San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning
This Notice Updated: Thu, 7/30 4:00pm Updated: Sat, 8/1 12:48pm Urgency: Unknown
Next Update: Sun, 8/2 8:00pm Severity: Unknown Certainty: Unknown

 
Details:
* WHAT...The South Coast AQMD has issued an air quality alert due to
harmful levels of ozone pollution. Visit
https://www.aqmd.gov/alertinfo to check current and forecasted air
quality levels.

* WHERE...San Bernardino, Redlands, Riverside, Crestline and the
Coachella Valley.. Levels of ozone pollution can vary by time and
location depending on emissions and air pollution transport.

* WHEN...until 8 PM Sunday. The highest ozone levels typically occur
in the afternoon and early-evening hours.

* IMPACTS... Ozone air pollution can cause serious health problems,
including trouble breathing, asthma attacks, and lung damage.
Everyone can be affected, but sensitive groups such as people with
lung disease, older adults, people who are pregnant, children, and
those who spend a lot of time outdoors are at greater risk.

Information:
To protect your health, check air quality levels and act as needed:

* When Air Quality Index (AQI) levels are "Unhealthy for
Sensitive Groups" (orange), sensitive groups as specified
above should limit extended or intense outdoor activity.
* When AQI is "Unhealthy" (red), everyone may experience health
impacts. Sensitive groups should avoid extended time outdoors.
* When AQI is "Very Unhealthy" (purple), sensitive groups should
avoid all outdoor physical activity. Everyone else should
avoid extended or intense outdoor activity.
* When AQI is "Hazardous" (maroon), everyone should avoid all
outdoor physical activity.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

To help keep indoor air clean when air quality is poor:

* Keep windows and doors closed
* Run your air conditioner and/or an air purifier
* Do not use whole house fans or swamp coolers that bring in
outside air if you have other methods to stay cool
* Avoid other sources of pollution such as fireplaces, candles,
incense, and grilling

To help minimize outdoor ozone air pollution levels:

* Limit the use of gasoline powered lawn and garden equipment
until evening hours
* Try to delay trips to the gas station and the use of household
chemicals until the evening

NWS Weather Alerts

Issued by the National Weather Service

warnings updated: Saturday, August 01, 2026, 12:48 pm PDT

 

 

Hyperlocal Radar not Active at this time


 

 

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 1-1

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

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

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Aug 1, 2026: 1.93 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.95 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Aug 1, 2026: 3.13 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.24 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 ° 123 °
( 1993 )
Sunrise:
5:59am
Sunset:
7:47pm
 
Moon Percent:
94%
Low 81 ° 60 °
( 1933 )
  Moonrise:
9:33pm
Moonset:
8:52am
 
       
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: 109.1 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 31.1 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 78.0 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 26.4 °F
Current Dew Point: 61.9 °F Cooler Temperature Output 82.7 °F
Current Humidity: 22 %

 

 


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