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Live weather information for the Coachella Valley
Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
99
°F
Warmer 0.4°F than last hour.
Warm —
Feels like 96.2°F  ·  This time yesterday: 106°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +2.7°F
96° 98.9°
2hr ago 60m Now
99
Today’s High
11:17 AM
110°
Yesterday’s High
3:08 PM
90
Today’s Low
6:26 AM
87°
Yesterday’s Low
6:13 AM
Updated: 12:25:00 pm PDT
Humidity
21 %
24h diff -2%
Hi 27% 12:15 AM
Lo 17% 4:41 AM
Dew Point
52 °F
24h diff -9°F
Hi 54° 12:15 AM
Lo 41° 4:41 AM
Wind
W4 mph
Gust 5.0 mph
Top gust 27.0 mph (2:41 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
10967 ft
10m avg 4.3 mph
Hour top gust 13 mph WNW
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.75 in
Steady  ·  24h diff 0.03
Hi 29.78 10:26 AM
Lo 29.68 2:21 AM
Solar
234 wm
23% of max
Daylight 14:05 hr
High Solar 1190 wm
Max Temp for this Date
117 °F
2023 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
75 °F
2014 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
106 °F
-7.3° vs now
Record high (this date)
120 °F
2024 · (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
150 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
10.7 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Jul 20
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F98.8
● Last hour: +0.4 °F
93.2°99.3°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg52.0
▲ Last hour: +0.8 °F
49.2°52.4°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg4.7
▼ Last hour: -2.0 mph
0.07.7
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph5.0
▼ Last hour: -7.0 mph
0.015.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg21
▲ Last hour: +1 %
2023
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.75
▼ Last hour: -0.02 inHg
29.7629.78
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²234
▼ Last hour: -151 W/m²
2341,190
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● Last hour: +0.00 in
3hr ago90mNow

 

Extreme Heat Watch  EXTREME HEAT WATCH   Extreme Heat Watch
COACHELLA VALLEY
Areas Affected:
Coachella Valley - San Diego County Deserts - San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning
This Notice Updated: Mon, 7/20 12:11pm Updated: Mon, 7/20 12:18pm Urgency: Future
Next Update: Mon, 7/20 10:15pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures 113 to
117 possible. Low temperatures in the upper 80s.

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

* WHEN...From Wednesday morning through Monday evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Major HeatRisk. Elevated low temperatures
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: Monday, July 20, 2026, 12:18 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 20, 11:33 AM PDT     Last checked: Mon Jul 20, 12:00 PM PDT
Temperature, °F
Temperature, °F chart.
Dew point, °F
Dew point, °F chart.
Sky cover, %
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Probability of precipitation, %
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Probability of thunder, %
Probability of thunder, % 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 1-20

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for July 1-20: 0.04 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.04 in.
Jan 1 to July 20, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Jul 20, 2026: 1.85 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.87 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Jul 20, 2026: 3.05 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.16 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 °
 ( 2024 )		 Sunrise:
5:51am 		Sunset:
7:56pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 36%
Low 80 ° 62 °
 ( 1924 )		   Moonrise:
12:35pm 		Moonset:
 11:42pm 		 
       
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: 98.7 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 28 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 70.7 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 23.8 °F
Current Dew Point: 52.0 °F Cooler Temperature Output 74.9 °F
Current Humidity: 21 %

 

 


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