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Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
100
°F
Warmer 2.3°F than last hour.
Warm —
Feels like 96.8°F  ·  This time yesterday: 98°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +6.2°F
94.8° 101.2°
2hr ago 60m Now
101
Today’s High
1:07 PM
102°
Yesterday’s High
3:50 PM
77
Today’s Low
6:18 AM
72°
Yesterday’s Low
2:07 AM
Updated: 1:10:00 pm PDT
Humidity
15 %
24h diff -4%
Hi 44% 1:22 AM
Lo 13% 12:24 PM
Dew Point
45 °F
24h diff -4°F
Hi 54° 1:02 AM
Lo 40° 12:24 PM
Wind
W7 mph
Gust 7.0 mph
Top gust 31.1 mph (2:20 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
13128 ft
10m avg 6.7 mph
Hour top gust 14 mph WSW
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.74 in
Steady  ·  24h diff -0.04
Hi 29.78 7:18 AM
Lo 29.73 3:40 AM
Solar
981 wm
97% of max
Daylight 13:44 hr
High Solar 990 wm
Max Temp for this Date
105 °F
2018 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
52 °F
2017 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
98 °F
+2.1° vs now
Record high (this date)
110 °F
1989 · (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
77 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
8.1 UV  ·  Very High  ·  May 08
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge
Temperature °F100.9
▲ +5.9 °F
93.9°101.1°
2hr ago60mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg43
▼ -5 °F
42°50°
2hr ago60mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg7.5
▲ +2.1 mph
0.06.5
2hr ago60mNow
Wind Gust mph10
▲ +4 mph
014
2hr ago60mNow
Humidity %5m avg14
▼ -6 %
1422
2hr ago60mNow
Barometer inHg10m avg29.74
▼ -0.03 inHg
29.7429.77
2hr ago60mNow
Solar W/m²981
▲ +69 W/m²
912990
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● +0.00 in
2hr ago60mNow

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: Fri, 5/8 10:01am Updated: Fri, 5/8 1:03pm Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Fri, 5/8 10:15pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures 104 to 109
degrees possible.

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

* WHEN...From 10 AM Sunday to 8 PM PDT Monday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Hottest conditions expected on Monday.

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: Friday, May 08, 2026, 1:03 pm PDT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rain Climatology

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

May 1-8

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for May 1-8: 0.01 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.01 in.
Jan 1 to May 8, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to May 8, 2026: 1.79 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.81 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to May 8, 2026: 2.99 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.10 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 92 ° 110 °
 ( 1989 )		 Sunrise:
5:49am 		Sunset:
7:33pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 62%
Low 64 ° 39 °
 ( 1930 )		   Moonrise:
12:59am 		Moonset:
 11:11am 		 
       
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: 101.0 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 31.9 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 69.1 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 27.1 °F
Current Dew Point: 44.9 °F Cooler Temperature Output 73.9 °F
Current Humidity: 15 %

 


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