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Thousand Palms, California
64
°F
Warmer 0.6°F than last hour.
Cool —
Feels like 64.1°F  ·  This time yesterday: 68°F
69
Today’s High
12:00 AM
87°
Yesterday’s High
2:40 PM
64
Today’s Low
5:34 AM
68°
Yesterday’s Low
6:24 AM
Updated: 6:40:00 am PDT
Humidity
41 %
24h diff 4%
Hi 53% 4:04 AM
Lo 41% 12:00 AM
Dew Point
40 °F
24h diff -1°F
Hi 47° 4:04 AM
Lo 40° 6:38 AM
Wind
WNW6 mph
Gust 6.0 mph
Top gust 35.0 mph (12:24 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
5821 ft
10m avg 7.2 mph
Hour top gust 22 mph NW
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.83 in
Rising  ·  24h diff 0.08
Hi 29.83 6:37 AM
Lo 29.7 12:00 AM
Solar
37 wm
79% of max
Daylight 13:05 hr
High Solar 37 wm
Max Temp for this Date
97°F
2024 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
52°F
2009 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
68°F
-4.1° vs now
Record high (this date)
106°F
1954 · (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
56 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 UV  ·  High  ·  Apr 17
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

Wind Advisory  WIND ADVISORY   Wind Advisory
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS

Areas Affected:
San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire - San Bernardino County Mountains - Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills - Orange County Inland
This Notice Updated: Fri, 4/17 2:07am Updated: Fri, 4/17 6:33am Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Fri, 4/17 3:30pm Severity:  Moderate  Certainty: Likely

 
Details:
* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph expected.

* WHERE...Orange County Inland Areas, San Bernardino County
Mountains, San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland
Empire, and Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills.

* 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.

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: Friday, April 17, 2026, 6:33 am PDT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rain Climatology

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

April 1-17

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for April 1-17: 0.06 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.06 in.
Jan 1 to April 17, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Apr 17, 2026: 1.77 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.79 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Apr 17, 2026: 2.97 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.08 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 87 ° 106 °
( 1954 )
Sunrise:
6:10am
Sunset:
7:16pm
 
Moon Percent:
0%
Low 59 ° 40 °
( 1976 )
  Moonrise:
6:03am
Moonset:
8:02pm
 
       
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: 64.4 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 11.6 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 52.8 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 9.9 °F
Current Dew Point: 40.2 °F Cooler Temperature Output 54.5 °F
Current Humidity: 41 %

 


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