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Thousand Palms, California

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Thousand Palms, California
82
°F
Warmer 0.3°F than last hour.
Mild — clear
Feels like 79.9°F  ·  This time yesterday: 79°F
Past 2 Hours ● -0.2°F
81.1° 82.3°
2hr ago 60m Now
83
Today’s High
12:00 AM
100°
Yesterday’s High
5:10 PM
81
Today’s Low
2:04 AM
78°
Yesterday’s Low
6:58 AM
Updated: 2:22:00 am PDT
Humidity
24 %
24h diff -9%
Hi 29% 12:05 AM
Lo 24% 1:27 AM
Dew Point
42 °F
24h diff -6°F
Hi 47° 12:05 AM
Lo 41° 2:04 AM
Wind
W4 mph
Gust 3.0 mph
Top gust 14.0 mph (12:48 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
9511 ft
10m avg 4.8 mph
Hour top gust 13 mph NW
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.75 in
Steady  ·  24h diff 0.08
Hi 29.76 1:09 AM
Lo 29.75 12:00 AM
Solar
0 wm
0% of max
Daylight 12:44 hr
High Solar 0 wm
Max Temp for this Date
120 °F
2020 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
69 °F
2004 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
79 °F
+3.1° vs now
Record high (this date)
122 °F
2020 · (Palm Springs Airport)
Rain today
0.00 in
Rate: 0.000 in/hr
Yesterday
0.00  in
Storm: 0.00 in
September
0.00 in
Last rain: 2/19/2026
Cal year
0.98 in
197 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
9 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Sep 05
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F81.7
● Last hour: +0.0 °F
81.1°82.9°
2hr ago60mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg41.0
▼ Last hour: -1.0 °F
41.0°46.0°
2hr ago60mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg6.0
▲ Last hour: +1.6 mph
0.04.7
2hr ago60mNow
Wind Gust mph12.0
▲ Last hour: +7.0 mph
0.014.0
2hr ago60mNow
Humidity %5m avg24
▼ Last hour: -1 %
2428
2hr ago60mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.75
▼ Last hour: -0.01 inHg
29.7429.76
2hr ago60mNow
Solar W/m²0
● Last hour: +0 W/m²
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● Last hour: +0.00 in
2hr ago60mNow

 

 

 

warnings updated: Saturday, September 05, 2026, 2:18 am PDT

 

 

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Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Sat Sep 5, 12:00 AM PDT     Last checked: Sat Sep 5, 12:00 AM PDT
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Temperature, °F chart.
Dew point, °F
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Probability of precipitation, %
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Wind speed / gust, mph 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.

September 1-5

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for September 1-5: 0.08 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.08 in.
Jan 1 to September 5, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Sep 5, 2026: 2.31 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -1.33 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Sep 5, 2026: 3.51 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.62 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 105 ° 122 °
 ( 2020 )		 Sunrise:
6:24am 		Sunset:
7:07pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 39%
Low 77 ° 51 °
 ( 1936 )		   Moonrise:
12:05am 		Moonset:
 3:28pm 		 
       
Fire Danger

 

WEATHER STORY
San Diego
Weather Forecast Office
Coastal Flood Advisory & High Surf Advisory
High Temperatures Today Rain Chances Today High Temperatures Sunday Rain Chances Sunday
Large swell will produce high surf and strong rip currents from Saturday to Tuesday, especially along south facing beaches. Dangerous conditions for swimming and surfing expected. These waves will combine with astronomical high tides to produce minor coastal flooding in low-lying areas.

Data Courtesy of San Diego Weather Forecast Office

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: 81.9 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 21 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 60.9 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 17.9 °F
Current Dew Point: 41.6 °F Cooler Temperature Output 64.1 °F
Current Humidity: 24 %

 

 


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