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Live weather information for the Coachella Valley
Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
102
°F
Warmer 3°F than last hour.
Hot —
Feels like 106.3°F  ·  This time yesterday: 107°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +4.7°F
98.3° 103.6°
2hr ago 60m Now
104
Today’s High
12:56 PM
112°
Yesterday’s High
4:54 PM
89
Today’s Low
5:31 AM
87°
Yesterday’s Low
4:52 AM
Updated: 1:00:00 pm PDT
Humidity
27 %
24h diff 1%
Hi 42% 11:38 AM
Lo 20% 9:03 AM
Dew Point
63 °F
24h diff -2°F
Hi 72° 11:22 AM
Lo 45° 1:39 AM
Wind
SW1 mph
Gust 2.0 mph
Top gust 24.2 mph (4:03 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
9531 ft
10m avg 4.8 mph
Hour top gust 14 mph E
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.71 in
Steady  ·  24h diff -0.02
Hi 29.75 10:16 AM
Lo 29.63 5:11 AM
Solar
937 wm
92% of max
Daylight 13:55 hr
High Solar 939 wm
Max Temp for this Date
114 °F
2016 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
78 °F
2008 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
107 °F
-4.7° vs now
Record high (this date)
123 °F
1995 · (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
158 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
10.4 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Jul 28
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F103.5
▲ Last hour: +3.8 °F
96.6°104.0°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg62.0
▼ Last hour: -7.2 °F
63.0°71.2°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg0.7
▲ Last hour: +0.6 mph
0.06.8
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph6.0
▲ Last hour: +1.0 mph
0.014.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg26
▼ Last hour: -12 %
2741
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.71
▼ Last hour: -0.02 inHg
29.7129.75
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²937
▲ Last hour: +39 W/m²
817937
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 - San Diego County Deserts - San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning
This Notice Updated: Tue, 7/28 1:56am Updated: Tue, 7/28 1:03pm Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Tue, 7/28 3:45pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures up to 122
expected.

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

* WHEN...From 10 AM Thursday to 8 PM PDT Sunday.

* 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: Tuesday, July 28, 2026, 1:03 pm PDT

 

 

Hyperlocal Radar not Active at this time


 

 

Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Tue Jul 28, 11:56 AM PDT     Last checked: Tue Jul 28, 12:00 PM PDT
Temperature, °F
Temperature, °F chart.
Dew point, °F
Dew point, °F chart.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rain Climatology

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

July 1-28

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for July 1-28: 0.07 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.07 in.
Jan 1 to July 28, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Jul 28, 2026: 1.88 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.90 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Jul 28, 2026: 3.08 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.19 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 109 ° 123 °
 ( 1995 )		 Sunrise:
5:56am 		Sunset:
7:50pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 99%
Low 81 ° 59 °
 ( 1941 )		   Moonrise:
7:36pm 		Moonset:
 4:50am 		 
       
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: 103.0 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 26.5 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 76.5 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 22.5 °F
Current Dew Point: 62.6 °F Cooler Temperature Output 80.5 °F
Current Humidity: 27 %

 

 


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