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Thousand Palms, California

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Thousand Palms, California
93
°F
Colder 1°F than last hour.
Warm — clear
Feels like 93.9°F  ·  This time yesterday: 98°F
Past 2 Hours ● -1.5°F
93.6° 95.2°
2hr ago 60m Now
96
Today’s High
12:22 AM
113°
Yesterday’s High
2:56 PM
93
Today’s Low
2:58 AM
95°
Yesterday’s Low
6:36 AM
Updated: 2:59:00 am PDT
Humidity
34 %
24h diff 4%
Hi 34% 2:24 AM
Lo 32% 12:00 AM
Dew Point
61 °F
24h diff -0°F
Hi 62° 12:39 AM
Lo 61° 1:09 AM
Wind
NW7 mph
Gust 3.0 mph
Top gust 21.0 mph (1:34 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
7733 ft
10m avg 8.2 mph
Hour top gust 18 mph NW
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.65 in
Steady  ·  24h diff -0.11
Hi 29.66 12:00 AM
Lo 29.65 2:54 AM
Solar
0 wm
0% of max
Daylight 12:32 hr
High Solar 0 wm
Max Temp for this Date
111 °F
2009 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
66 °F
2020 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
98 °F
-4.8° vs now
Record high (this date)
116 °F
1937 · (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
4 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
8.8 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Sep 11
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F93.6
▼ Last hour: -1.0 °F
93.6°96.3°
2hr ago60mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg61.0
● Last hour: +0.0 °F
61.0°62.0°
2hr ago60mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg5.6
▲ Last hour: +1.7 mph
0.09.1
2hr ago60mNow
Wind Gust mph12.0
▼ Last hour: -1.0 mph
0.021.0
2hr ago60mNow
Humidity %5m avg34
▲ Last hour: +1 %
3234
2hr ago60mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.65
▼ Last hour: -0.01 inHg
29.6529.66
2hr ago60mNow
Solar W/m²0
● Last hour: +0 W/m²
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● Last hour: +0.00 in
2hr ago60mNow

 

Extreme Heat Warning  EXTREME HEAT WARNING   Extreme Heat Warning
COACHELLA VALLEY
Areas Affected:
Coachella Valley - San Diego County Deserts - San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning
This Notice Updated: Fri, 9/11 2:30am Updated: Fri, 9/11 2:48am Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Fri, 9/11 8:00pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 110.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat events.

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: Friday, September 11, 2026, 2:48 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: Thu Sep 10, 11:51 PM PDT     Last checked: Fri Sep 11, 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 1-11

Observed Rainfall: 0.07 in.
Normal Rain for September 1-11: 0.16 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.09 in.
Jan 1 to September 11, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 1.05 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Sep 11, 2026: 2.39 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -1.34 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.96 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Sep 11, 2026: 3.59 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.63 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 104 ° 116 °
 ( 1937 )		 Sunrise:
6:28am 		Sunset:
6:59pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 0%
Low 76 ° 50 °
 ( 1930 )		   Moonrise:
6:59am 		Moonset:
 7:13pm 		 
       
Fire Danger

 

WEATHER STORY
San Diego
Weather Forecast Office
HeatRisk Friday Highs Sunday
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A cooling trend will allow temperatures to drop to a few degrees below normal across the region by Sunday.

Data Courtesy of San Diego Weather Forecast Office

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: 93.5 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 20.8 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 72.7 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 17.7 °F
Current Dew Point: 60.9 °F Cooler Temperature Output 75.8 °F
Current Humidity: 34 %

 

 


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