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Live weather information for the Coachella Valley
Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
104
°F
Warmer 2.4°F than last hour.
Hot —
Feels like 107.1°F  ·  This time yesterday: 109°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +4.5°F
99.7° 104.7°
2hr ago 60m Now
105
Today’s High
12:36 PM
115°
Yesterday’s High
4:36 PM
85
Today’s Low
6:20 AM
93°
Yesterday’s Low
3:56 AM
Updated: 12:45:00 pm PDT
Humidity
24 %
24h diff 7%
Hi 55% 4:14 AM
Lo 21% 1:03 AM
Dew Point
60 °F
24h diff 7°F
Hi 69° 3:45 AM
Lo 47° 1:46 AM
Wind
SSE2 mph
Gust 2.0 mph
Top gust 16.1 mph (1:05 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
10341 ft
10m avg 5.1 mph
Hour top gust 13 mph E
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.67 in
Steady  ·  24h diff 0.07
Hi 29.7 11:10 AM
Lo 29.6 12:00 AM
Solar
928 wm
91% of max
Daylight 13:45 hr
High Solar 932 wm
Max Temp for this Date
121 °F
2021 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
75 °F
2006 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
109 °F
-5.1° vs now
Record high (this date)
122 °F
2021 · (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
165 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 04
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F104.5
▲ Last hour: +2.1 °F
95.7°104.7°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg62.0
▼ Last hour: -2.0 °F
59.2°64.6°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg2.2
▲ Last hour: +1.7 mph
0.05.9
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph7.0
▲ Last hour: +1.0 mph
0.013.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg25
▼ Last hour: -4 %
2336
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.67
▼ Last hour: -0.02 inHg
29.6729.70
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²928
▲ Last hour: +35 W/m²
786928
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: Tue, 8/4 12:21pm Updated: Tue, 8/4 12:33pm Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Tue, 8/4 10:15pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures of 110 to
115 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: Tuesday, August 04, 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: Tue Aug 4, 11:52 AM PDT     Last checked: Tue Aug 4, 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 1-4

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for August 1-4: 0.05 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.05 in.
Jan 1 to August 4, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Aug 4, 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 4, 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 ° 122 °
 ( 2021 )		 Sunrise:
6:01am 		Sunset:
7:45pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 72%
Low 81 ° 55 °
 ( 1933 )		   Moonrise:
10:58pm 		Moonset:
 11:59am 		 
       
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: 104.3 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 28.4 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 75.9 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 24.1 °F
Current Dew Point: 60.3 °F Cooler Temperature Output 80.2 °F
Current Humidity: 24 %

 

 


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