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Thousand Palms, California

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Thousand Palms, California
95
°F
Colder 0.5°F than last hour.
Warm — clear
Feels like 91.0°F  ·  This time yesterday: 93°F
Past 2 Hours ● -0.3°F
94.1° 95°
2hr ago 60m Now
95
Today’s High
12:02 AM
114°
Yesterday’s High
4:23 PM
94
Today’s Low
2:27 AM
92°
Yesterday’s Low
4:26 AM
Updated: 2:50:00 am PDT
Humidity
21 %
24h diff 4%
Hi 25% 12:00 AM
Lo 20% 1:26 AM
Dew Point
48 °F
24h diff 6°F
Hi 54° 12:02 AM
Lo 47° 2:42 AM
Wind
W7 mph
Gust 8.0 mph
Top gust 20.0 mph (2:16 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
10786 ft
10m avg 9.4 mph
Hour top gust 20 mph WNW
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.69 in
Steady  ·  24h diff -0.03
Hi 29.71 12:00 AM
Lo 29.69 1:55 AM
Solar
0 wm
0% of max
Daylight 13:18 hr
High Solar 0 wm
Max Temp for this Date
113 °F
2020 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
73 °F
2023 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
93 °F
+1.6° vs now
Record high (this date)
115 °F
1928 · (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
180 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
10.6 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Aug 19
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F94.3
● Last hour: -0.5 °F
94.1°95.2°
2hr ago60mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg48.0
● Last hour: +0.0 °F
47.2°56.0°
2hr ago60mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg6.2
▲ Last hour: +0.2 mph
0.010.5
2hr ago60mNow
Wind Gust mph12.0
● Last hour: +0.0 mph
0.023.0
2hr ago60mNow
Humidity %5m avg21
● Last hour: +0 %
2027
2hr ago60mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.70
● Last hour: +0.00 inHg
29.7029.71
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: Wed, 8/19 12:58am Updated: Wed, 8/19 2:48am Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Wed, 8/19 3:30pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 112
expected.

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

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 8 PM PDT Friday.

* 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: Wednesday, August 19, 2026, 2:48 am PDT

 

 

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Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Tue Aug 18, 11:03 PM PDT     Last checked: Wed Aug 19, 12:00 AM 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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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 1-19

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for August 1-19: 0.08 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.08 in.
Jan 1 to August 19, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Aug 19, 2026: 2.01 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -1.03 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Aug 19, 2026: 3.21 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.32 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 ° 115 °
 ( 1928 )		 Sunrise:
6:12am 		Sunset:
7:29pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 41%
Low 80 ° 61 °
 ( 1956 )		   Moonrise:
1:23pm 		Moonset:
 11:20pm 		 
       
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: 94.2 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 26.4 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 67.8 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 22.4 °F
Current Dew Point: 48.3 °F Cooler Temperature Output 71.8 °F
Current Humidity: 21 %

 

 


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