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Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
86
°F
Colder 2.1°F than last hour.
Mild — clear
Feels like 85.9°F  ·  This time yesterday: 91°F
Past 2 Hours ▼ -4°F
85.6° 89.6°
2hr ago 60m Now
90
Today’s High
12:24 AM
100°
Yesterday’s High
5:49 PM
86
Today’s Low
2:58 AM
88°
Yesterday’s Low
5:55 AM
Updated: 3:00:00 am PDT
Humidity
44 %
24h diff 8%
Hi 44% 2:42 AM
Lo 40% 12:00 AM
Dew Point
61 °F
24h diff 1°F
Hi 63° 12:24 AM
Lo 61° 2:27 AM
Wind
W10 mph
Gust 7.0 mph
Top gust 23.0 mph (2:46 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
5864 ft
10m avg 12.5 mph
Hour top gust 23 mph WNW
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.72 in
Steady  ·  24h diff -0.05
Hi 29.75 12:00 AM
Lo 29.72 2:56 AM
Solar
0 wm
0% of max
Daylight 13:31 hr
High Solar 0 wm
Max Temp for this Date
115 °F
2012 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
77 °F
2011 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
91 °F
-4.8° vs now
Record high (this date)
120 °F
1967 · (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
173 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
9.7 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Aug 12
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F85.6
▼ Last hour: -2.0 °F
85.6°90.1°
2hr ago60mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg61.0
▼ Last hour: -1.0 °F
61.0°63.0°
2hr ago60mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg12.2
▲ Last hour: +3.6 mph
0.012.2
2hr ago60mNow
Wind Gust mph17.0
▲ Last hour: +3.0 mph
0.023.0
2hr ago60mNow
Humidity %5m avg44
▲ Last hour: +2 %
4044
2hr ago60mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.72
▼ Last hour: -0.01 inHg
29.7229.75
2hr ago60mNow
Solar W/m²0
● Last hour: +0 W/m²
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● Last hour: +0.00 in
2hr ago60mNow

 

 

 

warnings updated: Wednesday, August 12, 2026, 3:03 am PDT

 

 

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Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Tue Aug 11, 11:03 PM PDT     Last checked: Wed Aug 12, 12:00 AM 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.

 

 

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 1-12

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for August 1-12: 0.08 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.08 in.
Jan 1 to August 12, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Aug 12, 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 12, 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 109 ° 120 °
 ( 1967 )		 Sunrise:
6:07am 		Sunset:
7:37pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 0%
Low 80 ° 58 °
 ( 1932 )		   Moonrise:
5:55am 		Moonset:
 7:47pm 		 
       
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: 85.6 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 15.4 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 70.2 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 13.1 °F
Current Dew Point: 61.2 °F Cooler Temperature Output 72.5 °F
Current Humidity: 44 %

 

 


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