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Live weather information for the Coachella Valley
Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
106
°F
Warmer 2.9°F than last hour.
Hot —
Feels like 111.8°F  ·  This time yesterday: 94°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +4.4°F
101.8° 106.3°
2hr ago 60m Now
106
Today’s High
12:42 PM
102°
Yesterday’s High
3:41 PM
88
Today’s Low
5:08 AM
85°
Yesterday’s Low
6:17 AM
Updated: 12:45:00 pm PDT
Humidity
27 %
24h diff -20%
Hi 46% 1:15 AM
Lo 26% 12:40 PM
Dew Point
65 °F
24h diff -5°F
Hi 68° 11:50 AM
Lo 62° 6:44 AM
Wind
ESE4 mph
Gust 8.0 mph
Top gust 25.3 mph (12:45 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
9643 ft
10m avg 5.5 mph
Hour top gust 13 mph E
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.78 in
Steady  ·  24h diff -0.06
Hi 29.83 8:21 AM
Lo 29.76 4:15 AM
Solar
933 wm
90% of max
Daylight 14:12 hr
High Solar 933 wm
Max Temp for this Date
115 °F
2023 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
70 °F
2011 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
94 °F
+12.3° vs now
Record high (this date)
119 °F
2003 · (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
144 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
10.2 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Jul 14
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F106.3
▲ Last hour: +3.4 °F
99.0°106.3°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg65.0
▼ Last hour: -1.2 °F
64.0°67.0°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg3.5
▲ Last hour: +0.7 mph
0.06.0
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph7.0
▲ Last hour: +3.0 mph
0.013.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg27
▼ Last hour: -3 %
2734
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.79
▼ Last hour: -0.02 inHg
29.7929.82
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²933
▲ Last hour: +40 W/m²
802933
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
This Notice Updated: Tue, 7/14 9:29am Updated: Tue, 7/14 12:48pm Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Tue, 7/14 10:15pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures up to 113
and lows 85 to 90 degrees expected.

* WHERE...Coachella Valley.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Thursday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Above average overnight 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, July 14, 2026, 12:48 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: Mon Jul 13, 9:00 PM PDT     Last checked: Mon Jul 13, 9:00 PM PDT
Temperature, °F
Temperature, °F chart.
Dew point, °F
Dew point, °F chart.
Sky cover, %
Sky cover, % chart.
Probability of precipitation, %
Probability of precipitation, % chart.
Probability of thunder, %
Probability of thunder, % chart.
Precip. amount, in
Precipitation, in Total accumulation, in
Precip. amount, in chart.
Wind speed / gust, mph
Wind speed / gust, mph chart.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rain Climatology

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

July 1-14

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for July 1-14: 0.01 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.01 in.
Jan 1 to July 14, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Jul 14, 2026: 1.82 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.84 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Jul 14, 2026: 3.02 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.13 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 ° 119 °
 ( 2003 )		 Sunrise:
5:47am 		Sunset:
7:58pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 0%
Low 80 ° 64 °
 ( 1952 )		   Moonrise:
5:52am 		Moonset:
 8:38pm 		 
       
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: 106.2 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 27.5 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 78.7 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 23.4 °F
Current Dew Point: 65.3 °F Cooler Temperature Output 82.8 °F
Current Humidity: 27 %

 

 


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