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Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
104
°F
Warmer 2.6°F than last hour.
Hot — clear
Feels like 107.5°F  ·  This time yesterday: 98°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +4.6°F
99.1° 104°
2hr ago 60m Now
104
Today’s High
11:32 AM
105°
Yesterday’s High
4:38 PM
85
Today’s Low
5:54 AM
81°
Yesterday’s Low
5:52 AM
Updated: 11:40:00 am PDT
Humidity
27 %
24h diff -2%
Hi 40% 3:08 AM
Lo 26% 9:43 AM
Dew Point
63 °F
24h diff 3°F
Hi 64° 11:06 AM
Lo 55° 6:13 AM
Wind
SSE3 mph
Gust 3.0 mph
Top gust 26.5 mph (2:39 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
9555 ft
10m avg 3.5 mph
Hour top gust 8 mph ESE
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.86 in
Steady  ·  24h diff -0.04
Hi 29.88 8:09 AM
Lo 29.83 4:16 AM
Solar
856 wm
90% of max
Daylight 13:23 hr
High Solar 856 wm
Max Temp for this Date
115 °F
2015 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
73 °F
2017 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
98 °F
+5.9° vs now
Record high (this date)
115 °F
1994 · (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
177 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
9.6 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Aug 16
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F103.6
▲ Last hour: +2.1 °F
93.9°104.4°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg64.0
▲ Last hour: +2.8 °F
58.0°63.6°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg4.3
▲ Last hour: +2.0 mph
0.04.2
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph6.0
▲ Last hour: +2.0 mph
0.012.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg28
▲ Last hour: +1 %
2630
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.86
▼ Last hour: -0.01 inHg
29.8629.88
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²856
▲ Last hour: +102 W/m²
568856
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● Last hour: +0.00 in
3hr ago90mNow

 

 

 

warnings updated: Sunday, August 16, 2026, 11:33 am PDT

 

 

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Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Sun Aug 16, 6:00 AM PDT     Last checked: Sun Aug 16, 6:00 AM PDT
Temperature, °F
Temperature, °F chart.
Dew point, °F
Dew point, °F chart.
Sky cover, %
Sky cover, % 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 1-16

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for August 1-16: 0.08 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.08 in.
Jan 1 to August 16, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Aug 16, 2026: 2.01 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -1.03 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Aug 16, 2026: 3.21 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.32 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 108 ° 115 °
 ( 1994 )		 Sunrise:
6:10am 		Sunset:
7:33pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 17%
Low 80 ° 58 °
 ( 1956 )		   Moonrise:
10:20am 		Moonset:
 9:42pm 		 
       
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: 103.7 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 26.7 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 77.0 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 22.7 °F
Current Dew Point: 63.2 °F Cooler Temperature Output 81 °F
Current Humidity: 27 %

 

 


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