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Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
104
°F
Warmer 2.2°F than last hour.
Hot —
Feels like 98.3°F  ·  This time yesterday: 102°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +5.6°F
98.2° 103.8°
2hr ago 60m Now
104
Today’s High
2:53 PM
103°
Yesterday’s High
3:06 PM
78
Today’s Low
6:12 AM
77°
Yesterday’s Low
6:18 AM
Updated: 2:55:00 pm PDT
Humidity
11 %
24h diff -3%
Hi 42% 12:13 AM
Lo 10% 1:36 PM
Dew Point
39 °F
24h diff -5°F
Hi 55° 12:13 AM
Lo 35° 1:53 PM
Wind
ESE3 mph
Gust 3.0 mph
Top gust 30.0 mph (2:28 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
15115 ft
10m avg 3.2 mph
Hour top gust 8 mph S
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.65 in
Falling  ·  24h diff -0.05
Hi 29.73 8:56 AM
Lo 29.65 2:53 PM
Solar
837 wm
97% of max
Daylight 13:45 hr
High Solar 1002 wm
Max Temp for this Date
105 °F
2025 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
59 °F
2011 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
102 °F
+1.8° vs now
Record high (this date)
110 °F
1934 · (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
78 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
8.8 UV  ·  Very High  ·  May 09
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge
Temperature °F104.0
▲ +4.7 °F
99.3°104.0°
2hr ago60mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg34
▼ -6 °F
35°42°
2hr ago60mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg2.3
● +0.0 mph
0.04.7
2hr ago60mNow
Wind Gust mph4
▼ -1 mph
010
2hr ago60mNow
Humidity %5m avg9
▼ -4 %
1014
2hr ago60mNow
Barometer inHg10m avg29.65
▼ -0.05 inHg
29.6529.70
2hr ago60mNow
Solar W/m²837
▼ -161 W/m²
837998
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: Sat, 5/9 10:51am Updated: Sat, 5/9 2:48pm Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Sat, 5/9 10:00pm 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.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

NWS Weather Alerts

Issued by the National Weather Service

warnings updated: Saturday, May 09, 2026, 2:48 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 1-9

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for May 1-9: 0.01 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.01 in.
Jan 1 to May 9, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to May 9, 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 9, 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 93 ° 110 °
 ( 1934 )		 Sunrise:
5:48am 		Sunset:
7:34pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 51%
Low 65 ° 42 °
 ( 1930 )		   Moonrise:
1:33am 		Moonset:
 12:11pm 		 
       
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: 103.8 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 35.3 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 68.5 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 30 °F
Current Dew Point: 39.0 °F Cooler Temperature Output 73.8 °F
Current Humidity: 11 %

 


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