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Live weather information for the Coachella Valley
Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
109
°F
Warmer 3.2°F than last hour.
Uncomfortably Hot —
Feels like 107.9°F  ·  This time yesterday: 110°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +6.2°F
102.6° 110.5°
2hr ago 60m Now
111
Today’s High
12:47 PM
116°
Yesterday’s High
5:33 PM
93
Today’s Low
3:56 AM
94°
Yesterday’s Low
6:16 AM
Updated: 12:55:00 pm PDT
Humidity
18 %
24h diff 2%
Hi 24% 1:34 AM
Lo 15% 11:51 AM
Dew Point
56 °F
24h diff 1°F
Hi 57° 11:04 AM
Lo 44° 6:27 AM
Wind
SE5 mph
Gust 3.0 mph
Top gust 26.5 mph (4:25 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
12363 ft
10m avg 5.5 mph
Hour top gust 9 mph ESE
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.60 in
Steady  ·  24h diff -0.05
Hi 29.62 9:55 AM
Lo 29.54 4:12 AM
Solar
937 wm
92% of max
Daylight 13:46 hr
High Solar 940 wm
Max Temp for this Date
117 °F
2021 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
76 °F
2017 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
110 °F
-1.2° vs now
Record high (this date)
119 °F
2021 · (Palm Springs Airport)
Rain today
0.00 in
Rate: 0.000 in/hr
Yesterday
0.00  in
Storm: 0.00 in
August
0.00 in
Last rain: 2/19/2026
Cal year
0.98 in
164 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
10.1 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Aug 03
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F108.9
▲ Last hour: +3.3 °F
99.7°110.5°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg54.0
▲ Last hour: +4.2 °F
49.0°55.4°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg3.8
▲ Last hour: +1.6 mph
0.05.4
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph7.0
▲ Last hour: +2.0 mph
0.010.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg17
▲ Last hour: +1 %
1522
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.60
▼ Last hour: -0.01 inHg
29.6029.62
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²937
▲ Last hour: +26 W/m²
824940
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: Mon, 8/3 11:45am Updated: Mon, 8/3 12:48pm Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Mon, 8/3 10:15pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures of 110 to
116 expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Tuesday.

* 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: Monday, August 03, 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 Aug 3, 11:02 AM PDT     Last checked: Mon Aug 3, 12:00 PM 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.

August 1-3

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for August 1-3: 0.05 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.05 in.
Jan 1 to August 3, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Aug 3, 2026: 1.98 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -1.00 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Aug 3, 2026: 3.18 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.29 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 °
 ( 2021 )		 Sunrise:
6:01am 		Sunset:
7:46pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 81%
Low 81 ° 59 °
 ( 1933 )		   Moonrise:
10:27pm 		Moonset:
 10:54am 		 
       
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: 108.8 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 33.3 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 75.5 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 28.3 °F
Current Dew Point: 56.0 °F Cooler Temperature Output 80.5 °F
Current Humidity: 18 %

 

 


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