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Thousand Palms, California

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Thousand Palms, California
93
°F
Colder 1.2°F than last hour.
Warm — clear
Feels like 92.1°F  ·  This time yesterday: 94°F
Past 2 Hours ● -2°F
92.9° 95.7°
2hr ago 60m Now
97
Today’s High
12:00 AM
110°
Yesterday’s High
4:07 PM
93
Today’s Low
2:18 AM
84°
Yesterday’s Low
6:17 AM
Updated: 2:45:00 am PDT
Humidity
31 %
24h diff 10%
Hi 33% 12:34 AM
Lo 29% 1:39 AM
Dew Point
58 °F
24h diff 10°F
Hi 62° 12:36 AM
Lo 57° 2:40 AM
Wind
N1 mph
Gust 1.0 mph
Top gust 11.5 mph (1:07 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
8314 ft
10m avg 0.3 mph
Hour top gust 7 mph N
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.75 in
Steady  ·  24h diff 0.06
Hi 29.76 2:29 AM
Lo 29.73 12:00 AM
Solar
0 wm
0% of max
Daylight 13:16 hr
High Solar 0 wm
Max Temp for this Date
114 °F
2025 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
71 °F
2023 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
94 °F
-1.4° vs now
Record high (this date)
117 °F
1969 · (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
181 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 20
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F93.0
▼ Last hour: -1.5 °F
93.0°97.2°
2hr ago60mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg58.0
▲ Last hour: +0.6 °F
57.2°67.0°
2hr ago60mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg1.3
▼ Last hour: -2.9 mph
0.05.7
2hr ago60mNow
Wind Gust mph2.0
▼ Last hour: -2.0 mph
0.012.0
2hr ago60mNow
Humidity %5m avg31
▲ Last hour: +2 %
2937
2hr ago60mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.75
▲ Last hour: +0.01 inHg
29.7329.76
2hr ago60mNow
Solar W/m²0
● Last hour: +0 W/m²
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● Last hour: +0.00 in
2hr ago60mNow

 

 

 

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: Thu, 8/20 1:31am Updated: Thu, 8/20 2:48am Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Thu, 8/20 3:30pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 112.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Sunday.

* 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: Thursday, August 20, 2026, 2:48 am PDT

 

 

Hyperlocal Radar not Active at this time


 

 

Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Thu Aug 20, 12:00 AM PDT     Last checked: Thu Aug 20, 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.

 

 

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 1-20

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for August 1-20: 0.23 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.23 in.
Jan 1 to August 20, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Aug 20, 2026: 2.16 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -1.18 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Aug 20, 2026: 3.36 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.47 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 ° 117 °
 ( 1969 )		 Sunrise:
6:13am 		Sunset:
7:28pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 46%
Low 80 ° 57 °
 ( 1959 )		   Moonrise:
2:22pm 		Moonset:
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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: 93.1 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 21.8 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 71.3 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 18.5 °F
Current Dew Point: 58.0 °F Cooler Temperature Output 74.6 °F
Current Humidity: 31 %

 

 


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