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Live weather information for the Coachella Valley
Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
108
°F
Warmer 1.4°F than last hour.
Hot —
Feels like 113.8°F  ·  This time yesterday: 113°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +5.4°F
102.9° 108.4°
2hr ago 60m Now
108
Today’s High
12:13 PM
116°
Yesterday’s High
3:53 PM
96
Today’s Low
6:34 AM
91°
Yesterday’s Low
6:12 AM
Updated: 12:40:00 pm PDT
Humidity
25 %
24h diff 7%
Hi 35% 9:10 AM
Lo 25% 12:57 AM
Dew Point
65 °F
24h diff 6°F
Hi 70° 10:21 AM
Lo 55° 4:14 AM
Wind
SE4 mph
Gust 3.0 mph
Top gust 16.1 mph (12:00 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
10229 ft
10m avg 3.9 mph
Hour top gust 12 mph ESE
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.71 in
Steady  ·  24h diff 0.03
Hi 29.73 10:00 AM
Lo 29.65 1:53 AM
Solar
896 wm
87% of max
Daylight 14:01 hr
High Solar 932 wm
Max Temp for this Date
119 °F
2018 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
76 °F
2020 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
113 °F
-4.6° vs now
Record high (this date)
121 °F
2018 · (Palm Springs Airport)
Rain today
0.00 in
Rate: 0.000 in/hr
Yesterday
0.00  in
Storm: 0.00 in
July
0.00 in
Last rain: 2/19/2026
Cal year
0.98 in
154 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
11 UV  ·  Extreme  ·  Jul 24
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F108.1
▲ Last hour: +1.2 °F
100.8°108.3°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg66.0
▲ Last hour: +0.2 °F
64.2°69.2°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg4.3
▼ Last hour: -1.2 mph
0.05.5
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph6.0
▼ Last hour: -4.0 mph
0.012.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg26
▼ Last hour: -1 %
2535
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.71
▼ Last hour: -0.02 inHg
29.7129.73
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²896
▲ Last hour: +40 W/m²
763930
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● Last hour: +0.00 in
3hr ago90mNow

 

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, 7/24 2:39am Updated: Fri, 7/24 12:33pm Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Fri, 7/24 3:30pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures as hot as
114 to 120 through Saturday low temperatures in the mid 80s to mid
90s expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Monday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Major to locally Extreme HeatRisk. Elevated
low temperatures 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: Friday, July 24, 2026, 12:33 pm PDT

 

 

Hyperlocal Radar not Active at this time


 

 

Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Fri Jul 24, 11:07 AM PDT     Last checked: Fri Jul 24, 12:00 PM PDT
Temperature, °F
Temperature, °F chart.
Dew point, °F
Dew point, °F chart.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rain Climatology

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

July 1-24

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for July 1-24: 0.04 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.04 in.
Jan 1 to July 24, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Jul 24, 2026: 1.85 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.87 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Jul 24, 2026: 3.05 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.16 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 109 ° 121 °
 ( 2018 )		 Sunrise:
5:53am 		Sunset:
7:53pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 77%
Low 81 ° 62 °
 ( 1958 )		   Moonrise:
4:30pm 		Moonset:
 1:23am 		 
       
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: 108.4 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 29.3 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 79.1 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 24.9 °F
Current Dew Point: 64.9 °F Cooler Temperature Output 83.5 °F
Current Humidity: 25 %

 

 


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