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Thousand Palms, California

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Thousand Palms, California
100
°F
Colder 1.4°F than last hour.
Warm — clear
Feels like 101.1°F  ·  This time yesterday: 101°F
Past 2 Hours ▼ -4.1°F
100.3° 105.1°
2hr ago 60m Now
114
Today’s High
4:04 PM
107°
Yesterday’s High
6:14 PM
92
Today’s Low
8:10 AM
89°
Yesterday’s Low
6:16 AM
Updated: 9:23:00 pm PDT
Humidity
25 %
24h diff -5%
Hi 50% 8:11 AM
Lo 15% 5:42 PM
Dew Point
59 °F
24h diff -5°F
Hi 74° 10:25 AM
Lo 54° 6:08 PM
Wind
NW7 mph
Gust 4.0 mph
Top gust 21.0 mph (8:13 PM)
Cloud Height / Wind
10220 ft
10m avg 6.6 mph
Hour top gust 18 mph WSW
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.66 in
Rising  ·  24h diff 0.00
Hi 29.8 10:01 AM
Lo 29.6 4:32 PM
Solar
0 wm
0% of max
Daylight 12:59 hr
High Solar 1137 wm
Max Temp for this Date
117 °F
2023 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
73 °F
2010 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
101 °F
-0.5° vs now
Record high (this date)
118 °F
2009 · (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
189 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
9.7 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Aug 29
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: -1.8 °F
100.2°110.8°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg60.0
● Last hour: +0.0 °F
57.0°62.4°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg3.7
▼ Last hour: -2.0 mph
0.09.2
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph12.0
▲ Last hour: +6.0 mph
0.021.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg26
▲ Last hour: +1 %
1828
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.66
▲ Last hour: +0.03 inHg
29.6129.66
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²0
● Last hour: +0 W/m²
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: Fri, 8/28 9:06pm Updated: Fri, 8/28 9:18pm Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Sat, 8/29 6:15am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Hot conditions will continue into Saturday with highs up to
111 degrees. Lows will be in the upper 80s to low 90s.

* 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.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Temperatures will fall to below normal by
Sunday.

Information: 
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car
interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.

NWS Weather Alerts

Issued by the National Weather Service

warnings updated: Friday, August 28, 2026, 9:18 pm PDT

 

 

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Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Fri Aug 28, 5:25 PM PDT     Last checked: Fri Aug 28, 6:00 PM PDT
Temperature, °F
Temperature, °F chart.
Dew point, °F
Dew point, °F chart.
Sky cover, %
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Probability of precipitation, %
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Probability of thunder, %
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Precipitation, in Total accumulation, in
Precip. amount, in chart.
Wind speed / gust, mph
Wind speed / gust, mph 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 1-28

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for August 1-28: 0.28 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.28 in.
Jan 1 to August 28, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Aug 28, 2026: 2.21 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -1.23 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Aug 28, 2026: 3.41 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.52 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 107 ° 118 °
 ( 2009 )		 Sunrise:
6:19am 		Sunset:
7:18pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 100%
Low 79 ° 55 °
 ( 1947 )		   Moonrise:
7:36pm 		Moonset:
 6:43am 		 
       
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: 101.1 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 27.4 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 73.7 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 23.3 °F
Current Dew Point: 57.7 °F Cooler Temperature Output 77.8 °F
Current Humidity: 24 %

 

 


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