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Live weather information for the Coachella Valley
Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
99
°F
Warmer 1.2°F than last hour.
Warm —
Feels like 106.7°F  ·  This time yesterday: 105°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +4.6°F
94.7° 101.5°
2hr ago 60m Now
102
Today’s High
12:30 PM
111°
Yesterday’s High
4:36 PM
82
Today’s Low
5:41 AM
85°
Yesterday’s Low
6:20 AM
Updated: 12:45:00 pm PDT
Humidity
39 %
24h diff 15%
Hi 62% 9:18 AM
Lo 28% 1:48 AM
Dew Point
70 °F
24h diff 9°F
Hi 77° 9:19 AM
Lo 52° 2:18 AM
Wind
S3 mph
Gust 3.0 mph
Top gust 14.0 mph (8:30 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
6990 ft
10m avg 1.4 mph
Hour top gust 8 mph ESE
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.75 in
Falling  ·  24h diff 0.07
Hi 29.81 8:24 AM
Lo 29.68 2:48 AM
Solar
916 wm
90% of max
Daylight 13:43 hr
High Solar 1048 wm
Max Temp for this Date
117 °F
2019 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
79 °F
2006 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
105 °F
-5.6° vs now
Record high (this date)
121 °F
2019 · (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
166 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
10.3 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Aug 05
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F99.1
▲ Last hour: +0.9 °F
92.5°101.7°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg71.0
▼ Last hour: -4.4 °F
69.6°76.0°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg2.0
▼ Last hour: -2.9 mph
0.06.4
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph4.0
● Last hour: +0.0 mph
0.013.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg40
▼ Last hour: -9 %
3858
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.75
▼ Last hour: -0.03 inHg
29.7529.81
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²916
▲ Last hour: +167 W/m²
6711,030
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: Wed, 8/5 3:57am Updated: Wed, 8/5 12:33pm Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Wed, 8/5 3:30pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures of 110 to
116 expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Saturday.

* 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: Wednesday, August 05, 2026, 12:33 pm PDT

 

 

Hyperlocal Radar not Active at this time


 

 

Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Wed Aug 5, 12:00 PM PDT     Last checked: Wed Aug 5, 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 1-5

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for August 1-5: 0.05 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.05 in.
Jan 1 to August 5, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Aug 5, 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 5, 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 ° 121 °
 ( 2019 )		 Sunrise:
6:02am 		Sunset:
7:44pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 60%
Low 81 ° 54 °
 ( 1933 )		   Moonrise:
11:34pm 		Moonset:
 1:06pm 		 
       
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: 99.4 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 20.2 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 79.2 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 17.2 °F
Current Dew Point: 70.1 °F Cooler Temperature Output 82.2 °F
Current Humidity: 39 %

 

 


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