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Live weather information for the Coachella Valley
Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
109
°F
Warmer 3°F than last hour.
Hot —
Feels like 113.0°F  ·  This time yesterday: 106°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +5°F
104.2° 109.2°
2hr ago 60m Now
109
Today’s High
12:39 PM
110°
Yesterday’s High
4:20 PM
92
Today’s Low
6:28 AM
88°
Yesterday’s Low
5:08 AM
Updated: 12:40:00 pm PDT
Humidity
23 %
24h diff -4%
Hi 32% 1:12 AM
Lo 23% 12:10 PM
Dew Point
63 °F
24h diff -2°F
Hi 66° 11:16 AM
Lo 57° 5:22 AM
Wind
E7 mph
Gust 8.0 mph
Top gust 21.0 mph (12:26 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
10809 ft
10m avg 7.9 mph
Hour top gust 14 mph E
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.69 in
Steady  ·  24h diff -0.10
Hi 29.72 10:41 AM
Lo 29.68 3:44 AM
Solar
932 wm
90% of max
Daylight 14:11 hr
High Solar 933 wm
Max Temp for this Date
116 °F
2006 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
71 °F
2011 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
106 °F
+3.4° vs now
Record high (this date)
118 °F
2006 · (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
145 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 15
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F109.0
▲ Last hour: +2.8 °F
102.2°109.0°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg63.0
▼ Last hour: -1.8 °F
60.4°65.2°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg7.1
▲ Last hour: +2.3 mph
0.08.1
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph10.0
▲ Last hour: +3.0 mph
0.014.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg23
▼ Last hour: -4 %
2328
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.69
▼ Last hour: -0.02 inHg
29.6929.72
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²932
▲ Last hour: +43 W/m²
788932
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
This Notice Updated: Wed, 7/15 11:42am Updated: Wed, 7/15 12:33pm Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Wed, 7/15 10:00pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures up to 113
and low temperatures in the 80s expected.

* WHERE...Coachella Valley.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Thursday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Above average 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: Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 12:33 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: Wed Jul 15, 12:00 PM PDT     Last checked: Wed Jul 15, 12:00 PM PDT
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Temperature, °F chart.
Dew point, °F
Dew point, °F chart.
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Probability of precipitation, %
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Probability of thunder, %
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Precipitation, in Total accumulation, in
Precip. amount, in 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 1-15

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for July 1-15: 0.01 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.01 in.
Jan 1 to July 15, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Jul 15, 2026: 1.82 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.84 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Jul 15, 2026: 3.02 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.13 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 ° 118 °
 ( 2006 )		 Sunrise:
5:47am 		Sunset:
7:58pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 1%
Low 80 ° 61 °
 ( 1940 )		   Moonrise:
7:08am 		Moonset:
 9:18pm 		 
       
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: 109.3 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 30.7 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 78.6 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 26.1 °F
Current Dew Point: 63.3 °F Cooler Temperature Output 83.2 °F
Current Humidity: 23 %

 

 


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