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Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
97
°F
Warmer 1.8°F than last hour.
Warm —
Feels like 96.8°F  ·  This time yesterday: 96°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +3.6°F
93.4° 97°
2hr ago 60m Now
97
Today’s High
9:59 AM
112°
Yesterday’s High
4:42 PM
86
Today’s Low
6:25 AM
89°
Yesterday’s Low
6:15 AM
Updated: 10:02:00 am PDT
Humidity
28 %
24h diff 4%
Hi 29% 6:13 AM
Lo 18% 8:20 AM
Dew Point
59 °F
24h diff 6°F
Hi 60° 9:59 AM
Lo 45° 8:20 AM
Wind
E5 mph
Gust 7.0 mph
Top gust 22.0 mph (12:33 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
8862 ft
10m avg 5.3 mph
Hour top gust 11 mph ESE
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.71 in
Steady  ·  24h diff -0.08
Hi 29.72 8:54 AM
Lo 29.65 4:47 AM
Solar
745 wm
93% of max
Daylight 14:17 hr
High Solar 747 wm
Max Temp for this Date
117 °F
2024 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
71 °F
2015 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
96 °F
+1.2° vs now
Record high (this date)
120 °F
1958 · (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
139 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
11 UV  ·  Extreme  ·  Jul 09
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F97.2
▲ Last hour: +2.2 °F
89.2°97.2°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg60.0
▲ Last hour: +5.8 °F
45.4°59.4°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg3.1
▼ Last hour: -1.5 mph
0.07.4
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph6.0
▼ Last hour: -2.0 mph
0.013.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg29
▲ Last hour: +4 %
1929
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.71
▼ Last hour: -0.01 inHg
29.6829.72
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²745
▲ Last hour: +165 W/m²
387745
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, 7/9 5:27am Updated: Thu, 7/9 9:48am Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Thu, 7/9 3:30pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures up to 117
expected. Nights will remain quite warm with low temperatures
mostly in the 80s.

* WHERE...Coachella Valley.

* WHEN...Until 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: Thursday, July 09, 2026, 9:48 am PDT

 

 

 

Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Thu Jul 9, 9:00 AM PDT     Last checked: Thu Jul 9, 9:00 AM 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.
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 1-9

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for July 1-9: 0.01 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.01 in.
Jan 1 to July 9, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Jul 9, 2026: 1.82 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.84 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Jul 9, 2026: 3.02 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.13 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 ° 120 °
 ( 1958 )		 Sunrise:
5:44am 		Sunset:
8:00pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 31%
Low 79 ° 60 °
 ( 1936 )		   Moonrise:
12:57am 		Moonset:
 3:18pm 		 
       
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: 96.9 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 23.8 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 73.1 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 20.2 °F
Current Dew Point: 59.4 °F Cooler Temperature Output 76.7 °F
Current Humidity: 29 %

 

 


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