Thousand Palms, California
79
°F
Warmer 1.8°F than last hour.
Mild —
Feels like 78.8°F  ·  This time yesterday: 88°F
80
Today’s High
11:44 AM
89°
Yesterday’s High
11:57 AM
66
Today’s Low
5:58 AM
70°
Yesterday’s Low
11:22 PM
Updated: 11:45:00 am PDT
Humidity
31 %
24h diff 17%
Hi 59% 4:05 AM
Lo 29% 11:34 AM
Dew Point
46 °F
24h diff 14°F
Hi 52° 7:37 AM
Lo 44° 11:34 AM
Wind
WNW5 mph
Gust 6.0 mph
10m avg 3.1 mph
Wind Run  mi
Cloud Height / Wind
7896 ft

Top gust 30.0 mph (3:41 AM)
Last hr 18 mph N
Barometer
29.84 in
Steady  ·  24h diff 0.03
Hi 29.85 10:20 AM
Lo 29.72 4:32 AM
Solar
860 wm
98% of max
Daylight 12:33 hr
High Solar 860 wm
Max Temp for this Date
102°F
2011 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
46°F
2005 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
88°F
-8.8° vs now
Record high (this date)
108°F
1966 · (Palm Springs Airport)
Rain today
0.00 in
Rate: 0.000 in/hr
Yesterday
0.00  in
Storm: 0.00 in
April
0.00 in
Last rain: 2/19/2026
Cal year
0.98 in
40 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
6.3 UV  ·  High  ·  Apr 01
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

Wind Advisory  WIND ADVISORY   Wind Advisory
COACHELLA VALLEY
Areas Affected:
San Bernardino County Mountains - Riverside County Mountains - San Diego County Mountains - Apple and Lucerne Valleys - Coachella Valley - San Diego County Deserts - San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning
This Notice Updated: Wed, 4/1 11:37am Updated: Wed, 4/1 11:48am Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Wed, 4/1 10:15pm Severity:  Moderate  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* WHERE...Apple and Lucerne Valleys, Coachella Valley, Riverside
County Mountains, San Bernardino County Mountains, San Diego
County Deserts, San Diego County Mountains, and San Gorgonio Pass
near Banning.

* WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

Information: 
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Secure outdoor objects.

NWS Weather Alerts

Issued by the National Weather Service

warnings updated: Wednesday, April 01, 2026, 11:48 am PDT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rain Climatology

Rainfall data: Thousand Palms, CA(DesertWeather.com) / Climate data: DesertWeather.com - Averaged data, last 25 years. Archived gauges displayed HERE.

April 1-1

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for April 1-1: 0.00 in.

Departure from Normal: below  0.00 in.
Jan 1 to April 1, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Apr 1, 2026: 1.71 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.73 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Apr 1, 2026: 2.91 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.02 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 84 ° 108 °
 ( 1966 )		 Sunrise:
6:31am 		Sunset:
7:04pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 99%
Low 57 ° 38 °
 ( 1967 )		   Moonrise:
7:05pm 		Moonset:
 6:10am 		 
       
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: 79.5 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 18 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 61.5 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 15.3 °F
Current Dew Point: 46.2 °F Cooler Temperature Output 64.2 °F
Current Humidity: 31 %

 


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