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Thousand Palms, California

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Thousand Palms, California
81
°F
Colder 2.6°F than last hour.
Mild — clear
Feels like 79.9°F  ·  This time yesterday: 84°F
Past 2 Hours ▼ -5°F
81° 86°
2hr ago 60m Now
102
Today’s High
3:31 PM
103°
Yesterday’s High
4:00 PM
79
Today’s Low
3:32 AM
81°
Yesterday’s Low
7:00 AM
Updated: 10:47:00 pm PDT
Humidity
31 %
24h diff 8%
Hi 31% 10:13 PM
Lo 8% 2:37 PM
Dew Point
48 °F
24h diff 6°F
Hi 49° 9:05 PM
Lo 28° 2:53 PM
Wind
NW5 mph
Gust 9.0 mph
Top gust 23.0 mph (7:19 PM)
Cloud Height / Wind
7941 ft
10m avg 6.0 mph
Hour top gust 16 mph W
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.76 in
Steady  ·  24h diff -0.01
Hi 29.84 10:33 AM
Lo 29.7 6:55 PM
Solar
0 wm
0% of max
Daylight 12:49 hr
High Solar 914 wm
Max Temp for this Date
112 °F
2010 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
72 °F
2005 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
84 °F
-2.6° vs now
Record high (this date)
118 °F
1948 · (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
194 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
8.8 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Sep 03
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F81.1
▼ Last hour: -2.4 °F
81.1°90.3°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg48.0
▲ Last hour: +0.8 °F
42.0°49.0°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg3.6
▼ Last hour: -3.6 mph
0.010.5
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph9.0
▼ Last hour: -4.0 mph
0.020.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg31
▲ Last hour: +3 %
2031
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.76
▲ Last hour: +0.01 inHg
29.7129.76
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²0
● Last hour: +0 W/m²
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● Last hour: +0.00 in
3hr ago90mNow

 

 

 

warnings updated: Wednesday, September 02, 2026, 10:33 pm PDT

 

 

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Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Wed Sep 2, 5:12 PM PDT     Last checked: Wed Sep 2, 6:00 PM 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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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.

 

 

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 1-2

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for September 1-2: 0.08 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.08 in.
Jan 1 to September 2, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Sep 2, 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 2, 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 106 ° 118 °
 ( 1948 )		 Sunrise:
6:22am 		Sunset:
7:11pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 72%
Low 78 ° 57 °
 ( 1944 )		   Moonrise:
10:17pm 		Moonset:
 12:08pm 		 
       
Fire Danger

 

WEATHER STORY
San Diego
Weather Forecast Office
High Temperatures Thursday
Chance For Light Rainfall | This Weekend
Temperatures plateau through Friday.

Data Courtesy of San Diego Weather Forecast Office

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"To Fog or Not"

 

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Fogging Effectiveness

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Current Temperature: 81.0 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 18.4 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 62.6 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 15.6 °F
Current Dew Point: 47.5 °F Cooler Temperature Output 65.4 °F
Current Humidity: 31 %

 

 


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