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Thousand Palms, California

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Thousand Palms, California
86
°F
Colder 2.1°F than last hour.
Mild — clear
Feels like 87.7°F  ·  This time yesterday: 76°F
Past 2 Hours ▼ -2.5°F
86.8° 89.9°
2hr ago 60m Now
90
Today’s High
12:11 AM
98°
Yesterday’s High
3:46 PM
87
Today’s Low
2:59 AM
73°
Yesterday’s Low
5:55 AM
Updated: 3:02:00 am PDT
Humidity
46 %
24h diff -26%
Hi 46% 2:54 AM
Lo 40% 12:00 AM
Dew Point
63 °F
24h diff -3°F
Hi 64° 2:11 AM
Lo 62° 12:32 AM
Wind
WSW1 mph
Gust 6.0 mph
Top gust 16.1 mph (1:48 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
5601 ft
10m avg 1.5 mph
Hour top gust 13 mph WNW
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.76 in
Steady  ·  24h diff -0.03
Hi 29.77 12:57 AM
Lo 29.75 12:00 AM
Solar
0 wm
0% of max
Daylight 12:38 hr
High Solar 0 wm
Max Temp for this Date
114 °F
2018 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
69 °F
2010 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
76 °F
+9.6° vs now
Record high (this date)
120 °F
1932 · (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
1 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
9.5 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Sep 08
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F86.5
▼ Last hour: -2.6 °F
86.5°90.3°
2hr ago60mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg63.0
▼ Last hour: -0.4 °F
62.4°64.0°
2hr ago60mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg1.5
▼ Last hour: -5.0 mph
0.07.8
2hr ago60mNow
Wind Gust mph4.0
▼ Last hour: -6.0 mph
0.016.0
2hr ago60mNow
Humidity %5m avg46
▲ Last hour: +2 %
4046
2hr ago60mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.76
● Last hour: +0.00 inHg
29.7529.77
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: Mon, 9/7 8:16pm Updated: Tue, 9/8 2:48am Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Tue, 9/8 6:30am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 110
degrees expected and overnight low temperatures in the mid-80s to
low 90s.

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

* WHEN...From 10 AM Wednesday to 8 PM PDT Friday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Areas of major HeatRisk. Elevated lows will
limit overnight relief from the heat.

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: Tuesday, September 08, 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: Tue Sep 8, 12:00 AM PDT     Last checked: Tue Sep 8, 12:00 AM PDT
Temperature, °F
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Dew point, °F
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Probability of precipitation, %
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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 1-8

Observed Rainfall: 0.07 in.
Normal Rain for September 1-8: 0.13 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.06 in.
Jan 1 to September 8, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 1.05 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Sep 8, 2026: 2.36 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -1.31 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.96 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Sep 8, 2026: 3.56 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.60 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 ° 120 °
 ( 1932 )		 Sunrise:
6:26am 		Sunset:
7:03pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 13%
Low 77 ° 54 °
 ( 1930 )		   Moonrise:
3:35am 		Moonset:
 5:43pm 		 
       
Fire Danger

 

WEATHER STORY
San Diego
Weather Forecast Office
Coastal Flood Advisory & High Surf Advisory High Temperatures Wednesday Min Temperatures for Wednesday
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Minimum temperatures expected on Wednesday will remain warm and above average for this time of the year.

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: 86.8 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 15 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 71.8 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 12.8 °F
Current Dew Point: 63.5 °F Cooler Temperature Output 74.1 °F
Current Humidity: 46 %

 

 


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