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Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
79
°F
Colder 0.1°F than last hour.
Mild —
Feels like 78.9°F  ·  This time yesterday: 73°F
Past 2 Hours ● +0.2°F
77.8° 78.5°
2hr ago 60m Now
80
Today’s High
12:00 AM
102°
Yesterday’s High
3:50 PM
78
Today’s Low
1:24 AM
72°
Yesterday’s Low
2:07 AM
Updated: 3:45:00 am PDT
Humidity
41 %
24h diff -4%
Hi 44% 1:22 AM
Lo 39% 12:00 AM
Dew Point
53 °F
24h diff 2°F
Hi 54° 1:02 AM
Lo 52° 2:47 AM
Wind
WNW15 mph
Gust 21.0 mph
Top gust 31.1 mph (2:20 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
6143 ft
10m avg 13.9 mph
Hour top gust 30 mph W
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.74 in
Steady  ·  24h diff -0.10
Hi 29.77 12:03 AM
Lo 29.73 3:40 AM
Solar
0 wm
0% of max
Daylight 13:44 hr
High Solar 0 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
73 °F
+6.2° 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 °F78.3
● +0.4 °F
77.7°78.4°
2hr ago60mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg52
▼ -1 °F
52°53°
2hr ago60mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg13.1
▼ -4.6 mph
0.017.9
2hr ago60mNow
Wind Gust mph22
▼ -3 mph
031
2hr ago60mNow
Humidity %5m avg40
▼ -2 %
4043
2hr ago60mNow
Barometer inHg10m avg29.73
▼ -0.01 inHg
29.7329.74
2hr ago60mNow
Solar W/m²0
● +0 W/m²
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● +0.00 in
2hr ago60mNow

Extreme Heat Watch  EXTREME HEAT WATCH   Extreme Heat Watch
COACHELLA VALLEY
Areas Affected:
Coachella Valley - San Diego County Deserts - San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning
This Notice Updated: Fri, 5/8 3:42am Updated: Fri, 5/8 3:48am Urgency: Future
Next Update: Fri, 5/8 2:15pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 107
possible.

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

* WHEN...From Sunday morning through Tuesday evening.

* 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.

Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car
interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.

NWS Weather Alerts

Issued by the National Weather Service

warnings updated: Friday, May 08, 2026, 3:48 am PDT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rain Climatology

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

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:
 72%
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: 78.2 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 14.7 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 63.5 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 12.5 °F
Current Dew Point: 52.6 °F Cooler Temperature Output 65.7 °F
Current Humidity: 41 %

 


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