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Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
88
°F
Warmer 0.3°F than last hour.
Mild —
Feels like 93.8°F  ·  This time yesterday: 92°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +2.2°F
85.6° 87.8°
2hr ago 60m Now
93
Today’s High
12:01 AM
108°
Yesterday’s High
3:33 PM
85
Today’s Low
3:55 AM
79°
Yesterday’s Low
6:08 AM
Updated: 9:39:00 am PDT
Humidity
58 %
24h diff 8%
Hi 64% 7:35 AM
Lo 12% 12:22 AM
Dew Point
71 °F
24h diff 1°F
Hi 72° 7:56 AM
Lo 31° 1:43 AM
Wind
WNW3 mph
Gust 3.0 mph
Top gust 21.0 mph (7:13 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
4080 ft
10m avg 4.6 mph
Hour top gust 11 mph NW
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.84 in
Falling  ·  24h diff 0.03
Hi 29.92 8:13 AM
Lo 29.71 12:55 AM
Solar
214 wm
29% of max
Daylight 14:14 hr
High Solar 454 wm
Max Temp for this Date
119 °F
2020 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
75 °F
2011 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
92 °F
-3.7° vs now
Record high (this date)
121 °F
2020 · (Palm Springs Airport)
Rain today
0.00 in
Rate: 0.000 in/hr
Yesterday
0.00  in
Storm: 0.00 in
July
0.00 in
Last rain: 2/19/2026
Cal year
0.98 in
142 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
11.4 UV  ·  Extreme  ·  Jul 12
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F87.8
● Last hour: +0.4 °F
85.6°88.0°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg71.0
▲ Last hour: +1.0 °F
67.0°72.0°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg4.3
▼ Last hour: -2.6 mph
0.011.4
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph8.0
▲ Last hour: +1.0 mph
0.021.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg58
▲ Last hour: +2 %
5464
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.84
▼ Last hour: -0.07 inHg
29.8429.91
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²214
▲ Last hour: +19 W/m²
70403
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● Last hour: +0.00 in
3hr ago90mNow

 

warnings updated: Sunday, July 12, 2026, 9:33 am PDT

 

 

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Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Sun Jul 12, 9:00 AM PDT     Last checked: Sun Jul 12, 9:00 AM 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rain Climatology

Rainfall data: Thousand Palms, CA(DesertWeather.com) / Climate data: DesertWeather.com - Averaged data, last 25 years. Archived gauges displayed HERE.

July 1-12

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for July 1-12: 0.01 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.01 in.
Jan 1 to July 12, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Jul 12, 2026: 1.82 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.84 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Jul 12, 2026: 3.02 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.13 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 °
 ( 2020 )		 Sunrise:
5:45am 		Sunset:
7:59pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 7%
Low 79 ° 60 °
 ( 1947 )		   Moonrise:
3:27am 		Moonset:
 6:52pm 		 
       
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: 87.8 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 11.4 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 76.4 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 9.7 °F
Current Dew Point: 71.2 °F Cooler Temperature Output 78.1 °F
Current Humidity: 58 %

 

 


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