Current Conditions

Cool
clear
updated: 1:20:00 pm PST
64 °F Colder 1.1°F than last hour.
Feels Like: 64.3°F
This time yesterday: 59°F
High:  68 °F  (12:42 PM)
Low:   46 °F    (6:37 AM)

*Record high: 96° in 1981
(Palm Springs Airport)*

Yesterday's High: 66 °F  (11:01 AM)
Yesterday's Low: 52 °F  (11:48 PM)
Solar: 851 wm    /    Solar Percent: 100 %    /    Hours of daylight: 11:03
44 % 0.5% less humid than an hour ago.
24 hour difference -28%
High: 82 %  (6:38 AM)
Low:  38 %  (11:31 AM)
42 °F  -0.1° difference than an hour ago.
24 Hour difference -8°F
High: 45 °F  (10:04 AM)
Low: 38 °F  (11:32 AM)
Wind from NNE
3
Gust: 7.0 mph
10 minute average: 4.6 mph
Top Gust: 21.0 mph (3:25 AM)
Top Gust last hour: 16 mph NNE
Wind Run:  miles
29.92 in.Rate per hour: 0.02in.
Falling
24 Hour difference 0.25
High: 29.99 in. (9:52 AM)
Low: 29.83 in. (1:50 AM)
Rate 0.000 inches per hour
Max rate today: 0.016 (3:39 AM)
Last rain: 2/17/2026 (0 days ago)
Rain Today: 0.01 in.
Yesterday: 0.14  in.
Storm Rain: 0.15 in.
February: 0.15 in.
Calendar Year Rain: 0.78 in.
Water Year: 2.69  in.  (Oct.'25 - Sept.'26)
Cloud Height:  feet
Live data above is from sensors installed in Thousand Palms.
Rain data verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge
TEMPERATURE
HUMIDITY
DEW POINT
WIND
BAROMETER
RAIN INFORMATION
20 Years
UV forecast for Feb 17 is  4.0   Medium 

Wind Advisory  WIND ADVISORY   Wind Advisory
COACHELLA VALLEY
Areas Affected:
Coachella Valley
This Notice Updated: Tue, 2/17 10:26am Updated: Tue, 2/17 1:18pm Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Tue, 2/17 10:15pm Severity:  Moderate  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.

* WHERE...Coachella Valley.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 4 PM PST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind gusts could be locally higher where any
mountain waves surface.

Information: 
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

NWS Weather Alerts

Issued by the National Weather Service

warnings updated: Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 1:18 pm PST

 

Thank you.
Current needs: Anemometer, starting to give false direction readings($240)

 

 

Rain Climatology

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

February 1-17

Observed Rainfall: 0.15 in.
Normal Rain for February 1-17: 0.30 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.15 in.
Jan 1 to February 17, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.78 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Feb 17, 2026: 1.13 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.35 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.69 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Feb 17, 2026: 2.33 in.

Departure from Normal: above  0.36 in.

 

 

Hyperlocal Radar, only active during weather events


LATEST IMAGE SHOWN HERE, FOR THE LAST HOUR ANIMATION CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW.Hyper-local Radar
image updated: February 17, 2026, 1:19 pm PST

 

 

 

Weather Charts

Source: Weathermodels.com, Ok to post per Weathermodels.com TOS. Chart posted at: Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 12:54 pm PST

 

 

 

Precipitation Forecast for the Central Coachella Valley (Palm Desert)

Source: National Weather Service

 

 

 

Webcam image TP1 Webcam image TP2 Webcam image RM
Weathercams - Sunset Gallery - Click Here

 

Trends   Outlooks   Satellite Imagery   History Tables   Station Records

Almanac

Almanac information is for the Palm Springs Airport and is provide by the National Weather Service

Temperature *Normal *Record                           sun/moon graph
High 74 ° 96 °
 ( 1981 )		 Sunrise:
6:25am 		Sunset:
5:29pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 0%
Low 50 ° 26 °
 ( 1956 )		   Moonrise:
6:40am 		Moonset:
 6:01pm 		 
       
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: 64.6 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 11 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 53.6 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 9.3 °F
Current Dew Point: 42.2 °F Cooler Temperature Output 55.3 °F
Current Humidity: 44 %

 


DesertWeather.com