DesertWeather.com logo

DesertWeather.com

Live weather information for the Coachella Valley
Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
66
°F
Warmer 3°F than last hour.
Cool —
Feels like 65.7°F  ·  This time yesterday: 67°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +5.6°F
60.1° 65.7°
2hr ago 60m Now
66
Today’s High
8:19 AM
82°
Yesterday’s High
2:26 PM
60
Today’s Low
5:12 AM
62°
Yesterday’s Low
6:00 AM
Updated: 8:25:00 am PDT
Humidity
45 %
24h diff 3%
Hi 55% 3:26 AM
Lo 38% 12:25 AM
Dew Point
44 °F
24h diff 1°F
Hi 44° 3:26 AM
Lo 38° 12:25 AM
Wind
NNW11 mph
Gust 12.0 mph
Top gust 24.2 mph (5:45 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
5296 ft
10m avg 11.0 mph
Hour top gust 21 mph W
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.83 in
Steady  ·  24h diff 0.13
Hi 29.83 7:55 AM
Lo 29.75 12:10 AM
Solar
494 wm
96% of max
Daylight 14:11 hr
High Solar 494 wm
Max Temp for this Date
107 °F
2020 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
61 °F
2019 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
67 °F
-0.9° vs now
Record high (this date)
116 °F
1983 · (Palm Springs Airport)
Rain today
0.00 in
Rate: 0.000 in/hr
Yesterday
0.00  in
Storm: 0.00 in
May
0.00 in
Last rain: 2/19/2026
Cal year
0.98 in
97 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
8.2 UV  ·  Very High  ·  May 28
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge
Temperature °F65.7
▲ +5.6 °F
60.1°65.7°
2hr ago60mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg44
▲ +1 °F
43°44°
2hr ago60mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg12.0
▲ +1.4 mph
0.010.9
2hr ago60mNow
Wind Gust mph21
▲ +7 mph
021
2hr ago60mNow
Humidity %5m avg45
▼ -8 %
4553
2hr ago60mNow
Barometer inHg10m avg29.83
▲ +0.02 inHg
29.8129.83
2hr ago60mNow
Solar W/m²494
▲ +415 W/m²
79494
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● +0.00 in
2hr ago60mNow

warnings updated: Thursday, May 28, 2026, 8:18 am PDT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rain Climatology

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

May 1-28

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for May 1-28: 0.02 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.02 in.
Jan 1 to May 28, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to May 28, 2026: 1.80 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.82 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to May 28, 2026: 3.00 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.11 in.

 

 

Hyperlocal Radar not Active at this time

 

 

 

 

 

 

Webcam image TP1 Webcam image TP2 Webcam image RM
Weathercams - Sunset Gallery - Click Here

 

Trends   Outlooks   Satellite Imagery   History Tables   Station Records

Almanac

Almanac information is for the Palm Springs Airport and is provide by the National Weather Service

Temperature *Normal *Record                           sun/moon graph
High 98 ° 116 °
 ( 1983 )		 Sunrise:
5:37am 		Sunset:
7:48pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 92%
Low 68 ° 49 °
 ( 1929 )		   Moonrise:
5:48pm 		Moonset:
 3:37am 		 
       
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: 65.7 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 11 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 54.7 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 9.4 °F
Current Dew Point: 43.8 °F Cooler Temperature Output 56.4 °F
Current Humidity: 45 %

 


DesertWeather.com