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Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
73
°F
Warmer 1.6°F than last hour.
Mild —
Feels like 76.9°F  ·  This time yesterday: 77°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +3.7°F
70.2° 74.1°
2hr ago 60m Now
74
Today’s High
1:22 PM
82°
Yesterday’s High
3:06 PM
60
Today’s Low
3:41 AM
61°
Yesterday’s Low
11:04 PM
Updated: 1:26:00 pm PDT
Humidity
34 %
24h diff 5%
Hi 59% 3:41 AM
Lo 33% 12:58 PM
Dew Point
44 °F
24h diff 2°F
Hi 46° 6:12 AM
Lo 42° 12:59 PM
Wind
NW5 mph
Gust 7.0 mph
Top gust 26.5 mph (12:20 PM)
Cloud Height / Wind
7176 ft
10m avg 7.9 mph
Hour top gust 20 mph NNW
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.80 in
Steady  ·  24h diff 0.10
Hi 29.82 11:00 AM
Lo 29.68 3:13 AM
Solar
944 wm
96% of max
Daylight 13:23 hr
High Solar 998 wm
Max Temp for this Date
104 °F
2020 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
54 °F
2014 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
77 °F
-3.5° vs now
Record high (this date)
109 °F
1996 · (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
65 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
7.5 UV  ·  High  ·  Apr 26
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge
Temperature °F5m avg73.9
▲ +3.9 °F
70.2°74.1°
2hr ago60mNow
Dew Point °F10m avg44.0
▼ -1.2 °F
42.7°45.0°
2hr ago60mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg4.8
▼ -2.7 mph
0.010.8
2hr ago60mNow
Wind Gust mph8.0
▼ -6.0 mph
0.026.0
2hr ago60mNow
Humidity %10m avg34
▼ -6 %
3440
2hr ago60mNow
Barometer inHg10m avg29.80
▼ -0.03 inHg
29.7929.82
2hr ago60mNow
Solar W/m²944
▲ +42 W/m²
902998
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● +0.00 in
2hr ago60mNow

Wind Advisory  WIND ADVISORY   Wind Advisory
COACHELLA VALLEY
Areas Affected:
Apple and Lucerne Valleys - Coachella Valley - San Diego County Deserts - San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning
This Notice Updated: Sun, 4/26 9:00am Updated: Sun, 4/26 1:18pm Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Sun, 4/26 5:00pm Severity:  Moderate  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

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

* WHEN...Until 5 PM PDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Locally reduced visibility in blowing dust.

Information: 
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Secure outdoor objects.

NWS Weather Alerts

Issued by the National Weather Service

warnings updated: Sunday, April 26, 2026, 1:18 pm PDT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rain Climatology

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

April 1-26

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for April 1-26: 0.07 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.07 in.
Jan 1 to April 26, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Apr 26, 2026: 1.78 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.80 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Apr 26, 2026: 2.98 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.09 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 89 ° 109 °
 ( 1996 )		 Sunrise:
6:00am 		Sunset:
7:24pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 77%
Low 61 ° 42 °
 ( 1971 )		   Moonrise:
2:58pm 		Moonset:
 3:22am 		 
       
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: 73.9 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 15.6 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 58.3 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 13.3 °F
Current Dew Point: 43.8 °F Cooler Temperature Output 60.6 °F
Current Humidity: 34 %

 


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