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Thousand Palms, California

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Thousand Palms, California
99
°F
Colder 0.9°F than last hour.
Warm — clear
Feels like 99.7°F  ·  This time yesterday: 96°F
Past 2 Hours ● +0.3°F
98.2° 99.5°
2hr ago 60m Now
110
Today’s High
3:41 PM
109°
Yesterday’s High
2:31 PM
83
Today’s Low
6:21 AM
86°
Yesterday’s Low
4:46 AM
Updated: 11:41:00 pm PDT
Humidity
30 %
24h diff -5%
Hi 51% 7:04 AM
Lo 21% 4:39 PM
Dew Point
62 °F
24h diff -2°F
Hi 74° 10:04 AM
Lo 60° 4:51 PM
Wind
WNW3 mph
Gust 4.0 mph
Top gust 15.0 mph (11:12 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
8695 ft
10m avg 3.7 mph
Hour top gust 11 mph WNW
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.78 in
Steady  ·  24h diff -0.03
Hi 29.91 10:40 AM
Lo 29.74 6:53 PM
Solar
0 wm
0% of max
Daylight 12:35 hr
High Solar 1081 wm
Max Temp for this Date
113 °F
2024 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
65 °F
2010 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
96 °F
+2.9° vs now
Record high (this date)
117 °F
1993 · (Palm Springs Airport)
Rain today
0.00 in
Rate: 0.000 in/hr
Yesterday
0.00  in
Storm: 0.00 in
September
0.07 in
Last rain: 9/6/2026
Cal year
1.05 in
2 days since rain
Water year
2.96 in
Oct.’25 – Sep.’26
Max rain rate: 0.000 (00:00 AM)
CWOP: CW2285  ·  WU: KCATHOUS8
NWS verified rain gauge
8.9 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Sep 10
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F98.4
▼ Last hour: -1.1 °F
97.9°100.2°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg62.0
● Last hour: +0.0 °F
61.8°65.0°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg3.9
▼ Last hour: -1.1 mph
0.05.3
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph7.0
▲ Last hour: +2.0 mph
0.012.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg30
▲ Last hour: +1 %
2934
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.78
▼ Last hour: -0.01 inHg
29.7729.79
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: Wed, 9/9 7:44pm Updated: Wed, 9/9 11:33pm Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Thu, 9/10 6:15am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures of upper
100s to low 110s and low temperatures in the 80s expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat events.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Areas of Major HeatRisk. Very warm overnight
temperatures will limit relief from the heat.

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, September 09, 2026, 11:33 pm PDT

 

Rainy Day, September 6th

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Sunset, September 5th

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Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Wed Sep 9, 6:00 PM PDT     Last checked: Wed Sep 9, 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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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.

September 1-9

Observed Rainfall: 0.07 in.
Normal Rain for September 1-9: 0.16 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.09 in.
Jan 1 to September 9, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 1.05 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Sep 9, 2026: 2.39 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -1.34 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.96 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Sep 9, 2026: 3.59 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.63 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 104 ° 117 °
 ( 1993 )		 Sunrise:
6:27am 		Sunset:
7:02pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 3%
Low 76 ° 52 °
 ( 1942 )		   Moonrise:
4:46am 		Moonset:
 6:16pm 		 
       
Fire Danger

 

WEATHER STORY
San Diego
Weather Forecast Office
Tonight/Early Thursday High Temperatures Thursday
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Minimum temperatures expected this morning will be extremely warm under muggy conditions.

Data Courtesy of San Diego Weather Forecast Office

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: 98.5 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 23.8 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 74.7 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 20.2 °F
Current Dew Point: 61.7 °F Cooler Temperature Output 78.3 °F
Current Humidity: 30 %

 

 


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