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Live weather information for the Coachella Valley
Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
102
°F
Warmer 2.1°F than last hour.
Hot —
Feels like 107.5°F  ·  This time yesterday: 109°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +3.2°F
99.1° 103.7°
2hr ago 60m Now
104
Today’s High
12:29 PM
114°
Yesterday’s High
4:09 PM
87
Today’s Low
5:49 AM
92°
Yesterday’s Low
6:28 AM
Updated: 12:35:00 pm PDT
Humidity
31 %
24h diff 7%
Hi 52% 5:46 AM
Lo 27% 12:46 AM
Dew Point
66 °F
24h diff 2°F
Hi 70° 8:39 AM
Lo 57° 2:04 AM
Wind
SE5 mph
Gust 8.0 mph
Top gust 17.3 mph (12:56 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
8608 ft
10m avg 7.8 mph
Hour top gust 17 mph E
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.71 in
Steady  ·  24h diff 0.02
Hi 29.75 9:05 AM
Lo 29.61 12:51 AM
Solar
916 wm
89% of max
Daylight 14:10 hr
High Solar 918 wm
Max Temp for this Date
114 °F
2005 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
73 °F
2011 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
109 °F
-7° vs now
Record high (this date)
120 °F
1925 · (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
146 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
10.5 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Jul 16
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F102.7
▲ Last hour: +2.5 °F
96.1°103.6°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg65.0
▼ Last hour: -2.8 °F
63.6°69.0°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg2.9
▲ Last hour: +1.0 mph
0.09.4
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph14.0
▲ Last hour: +6.0 mph
0.017.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg30
▼ Last hour: -5 %
2841
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.71
▼ Last hour: -0.02 inHg
29.7129.74
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²916
▲ Last hour: +48 W/m²
752916
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: Thu, 7/16 4:21am Updated: Thu, 7/16 12:33pm Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Thu, 7/16 8:00pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 110.

* WHERE...Coachella Valley.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT this evening.

* 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, July 16, 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: Thu Jul 16, 11:03 AM PDT     Last checked: Thu Jul 16, 12:00 PM 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.
Precip. amount, in
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 1-16

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for July 1-16: 0.02 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.02 in.
Jan 1 to July 16, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Jul 16, 2026: 1.83 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.85 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Jul 16, 2026: 3.03 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.14 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 °
 ( 1925 )		 Sunrise:
5:48am 		Sunset:
7:58pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 5%
Low 80 ° 57 °
 ( 1940 )		   Moonrise:
8:20am 		Moonset:
 9:52pm 		 
       
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: 102.5 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 24.5 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 78.0 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 20.8 °F
Current Dew Point: 66.1 °F Cooler Temperature Output 81.7 °F
Current Humidity: 31 %

 

 


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