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Thousand Palms, California

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Thousand Palms, California
79
°F
Colder 0.1°F than last hour.
Mild — clear
Feels like 79.3°F  ·  This time yesterday: 77°F
Past 2 Hours ● -0.1°F
78.3° 78.8°
2hr ago 60m Now
79
Today’s High
12:24 AM
99°
Yesterday’s High
3:27 PM
78
Today’s Low
12:47 AM
72°
Yesterday’s Low
6:41 AM
Updated: 2:05:00 am PDT
Humidity
46 %
24h diff -4%
Hi 49% 12:00 AM
Lo 44% 1:56 AM
Dew Point
56 °F
24h diff -1°F
Hi 58° 12:00 AM
Lo 55° 1:56 AM
Wind
WNW12 mph
Gust 19.0 mph
Top gust 37.0 mph (12:38 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
5425 ft
10m avg 14.5 mph
Hour top gust 31 mph W
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.77 in
Steady  ·  24h diff -0.07
Hi 29.77 12:04 AM
Lo 29.76 1:30 AM
Solar
0 wm
0% of max
Daylight 12:16 hr
High Solar 0 wm
Max Temp for this Date
107 °F
2010 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
65 °F
2006 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
77 °F
+2.4° vs now
Record high (this date)
114 °F
1962 · (Palm Springs Airport)
Rain today
0.00 in
Rate: 0.000 in/hr
Yesterday
0.00  in
Storm: 0.00 in
September
0.07 in
Last rain: 9/6/2026
Cal year
1.05 in
12 days since rain
Water year
2.96 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  ·  Sep 19
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F78.4
● Last hour: +0.0 °F
78.1°78.8°
2hr ago60mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg55.0
▼ Last hour: -1.2 °F
55.0°58.0°
2hr ago60mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg9.9
▼ Last hour: -1.1 mph
0.016.5
2hr ago60mNow
Wind Gust mph18.0
▼ Last hour: -10.0 mph
0.037.0
2hr ago60mNow
Humidity %5m avg45
▼ Last hour: -2 %
4550
2hr ago60mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.77
● Last hour: +0.00 inHg
29.7629.77
2hr ago60mNow
Solar W/m²0
● Last hour: +0 W/m²
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● Last hour: +0.00 in
2hr ago60mNow

 

warnings updated: Saturday, September 19, 2026, 2:03 am PDT

 

Rainy Day, September 6th

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Sunset, September 5th

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Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Sat Sep 19, 12:00 AM PDT     Last checked: Sat Sep 19, 12:00 AM PDT
Temperature, °F
Temperature, °F chart.
Dew point, °F
Dew point, °F chart.

 

 

Record Watch

Data: NWS - Palm Springs (KPSP)

 

 

 

 

Rain Climatology

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

September 1-19

Observed Rainfall: 0.07 in.
Normal Rain for September 1-19: 0.20 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.13 in.
Jan 1 to September 19, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 1.05 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Sep 19, 2026: 2.43 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -1.38 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.96 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Sep 19, 2026: 3.63 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.67 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 101 ° 114 °
 ( 1962 )		 Sunrise:
6:34am 		Sunset:
6:48pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 46%
Low 74 ° 50 °
 ( 1944 )		   Moonrise:
2:49pm 		Moonset:
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Fire Danger

 

WEATHER STORY
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Weather Forecast Office
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Map of forecast high temperatures for Southern California for Sunday Sep 20, 2026. For the coastal areas: 72 to 77, western valleys and inland Orange County: 77 to 81, inland valleys: 79 to 86, mountains between 4000 ft and 7000 ft: 71 to 81, high desert: 86 to 91, low desert: 97 to 100.

Data Courtesy of San Diego Weather Forecast Office

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Fogging Effectiveness

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Current Temperature: 78.4 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 13.3 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 65.1 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 11.3 °F
Current Dew Point: 55.9 °F Cooler Temperature Output 67.1 °F
Current Humidity: 46 %

 

 


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