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Thousand Palms, California

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Thousand Palms, California
79
°F
Warmer 5.6°F than last hour.
Mild —
Feels like 78.1°F  ·  This time yesterday: 77°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +8.9°F
69.9° 78.8°
2hr ago 60m Now
79
Today’s High
9:49 AM
93°
Yesterday’s High
3:02 PM
67
Today’s Low
4:51 AM
70°
Yesterday’s Low
6:18 AM
Updated: 9:50:00 am PDT
Humidity
24 %
24h diff -7%
Hi 39% 12:32 AM
Lo 24% 9:42 AM
Dew Point
39 °F
24h diff -5°F
Hi 45° 9:13 AM
Lo 37° 6:51 AM
Wind
WSW2 mph
Gust 2.0 mph
Top gust 21.0 mph (12:06 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
9402 ft
10m avg 5.2 mph
Hour top gust 10 mph WSW
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.86 in
Steady  ·  24h diff 0.00
Hi 29.86 9:39 AM
Lo 29.8 5:18 AM
Solar
698 wm
99% of max
Daylight 13:13 hr
High Solar 698 wm
Max Temp for this Date
105°F
2012 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
52°F
2010 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
77°F
+1.9° vs now
Record high (this date)
107°F
1958 · (Palm Springs Airport)
Rain today
0.00 in
Rate: 0.000 in/hr
Yesterday
0.00  in
Storm: 0.00 in
April
0.00 in
Last rain: 2/19/2026
Cal year
0.98 in
60 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
7.9 UV  ·  High  ·  Apr 21
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge
Temperature °F79
▲ +8.9 °F
69.9°78.8°
2hr ago60mNow
Dew Point °F39
▼ -3.5 °F
38.6°44.6°
2hr ago60mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph1.7
▼ -3.4 mph
2.38.1
2hr ago60mNow
Wind Gust mph2
▼ -4.6 mph
3.512.7
2hr ago60mNow
Humidity %24
▼ -13 %
2437
2hr ago60mNow
Barometer inHg29.86
▲ +0.02 inHg
29.8429.86
2hr ago60mNow
Solar W/m²698
▲ +473 W/m²
225698
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● +0.00 in
2hr ago60mNow

warnings updated: Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 9:48 am PDT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rain Climatology

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

April 1-21

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for April 1-21: 0.06 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.06 in.
Jan 1 to April 21, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Apr 21, 2026: 1.77 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.79 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Apr 21, 2026: 2.97 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.08 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 88 ° 107 °
 ( 1958 )		 Sunrise:
6:06am 		Sunset:
7:20pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 17%
Low 60 ° 37 °
 ( 1962 )		   Moonrise:
9:21am 		Moonset:
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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: 78.9 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 20 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 58.9 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 17 °F
Current Dew Point: 39.0 °F Cooler Temperature Output 61.9 °F
Current Humidity: 24 %

 


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