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Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
95
°F
Warmer 4.6°F than last hour.
Warm —
Feels like 91.9°F  ·  This time yesterday: 83°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +8.3°F
87.3° 95.6°
2hr ago 60m Now
96
Today’s High
12:33 PM
90°
Yesterday’s High
4:34 PM
72
Today’s Low
2:07 AM
62°
Yesterday’s Low
5:24 AM
Updated: 12:35:00 pm PDT
Humidity
19 %
24h diff -6%
Hi 46% 2:04 AM
Lo 19% 12:07 PM
Dew Point
47 °F
24h diff 3°F
Hi 52° 10:14 AM
Lo 45° 12:13 PM
Wind
ESE3 mph
Gust 2.0 mph
Top gust 22.0 mph (4:11 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
11449 ft
10m avg 5.6 mph
Hour top gust 11 mph E
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.80 in
Falling  ·  24h diff -0.11
Hi 29.88 12:07 AM
Lo 29.8 12:32 PM
Solar
979 wm
96% of max
Daylight 13:43 hr
High Solar 983 wm
Max Temp for this Date
107 °F
2020 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
53 °F
2017 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
83 °F
+11.8° vs now
Record high (this date)
110 °F
2020 · (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
76 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
7.8 UV  ·  High  ·  May 07
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge
Temperature °F95.5
▲ +8.1 °F
87.3°95.5°
2hr ago60mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg47
● +0 °F
46°50°
2hr ago60mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg3.2
▲ +3.5 mph
0.05.5
2hr ago60mNow
Wind Gust mph9
▲ +7 mph
012
2hr ago60mNow
Humidity %5m avg19
▼ -6 %
1926
2hr ago60mNow
Barometer inHg10m avg29.80
▼ -0.05 inHg
29.8029.85
2hr ago60mNow
Solar W/m²979
▲ +146 W/m²
833979
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: Thu, 5/7 11:47am Updated: Thu, 5/7 12:33pm Urgency: Future
Next Update: Thu, 5/7 11:30pm 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 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.

NWS Weather Alerts

Issued by the National Weather Service

warnings updated: Thursday, May 07, 2026, 12:33 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 1-7

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for May 1-7: 0.01 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.01 in.
Jan 1 to May 7, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to May 7, 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 7, 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 °
 ( 2020 )		 Sunrise:
5:50am 		Sunset:
7:32pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 72%
Low 64 ° 36 °
 ( 1964 )		   Moonrise:
12:21am 		Moonset:
 10:11am 		 
       
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: 95.5 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 27.8 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 67.7 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 23.6 °F
Current Dew Point: 46.7 °F Cooler Temperature Output 71.9 °F
Current Humidity: 19 %

 


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