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Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
100
°F
Warmer 1.9°F than last hour.
Warm —
Feels like 108.3°F  ·  This time yesterday: 103°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +5.2°F
96° 101.2°
2hr ago 60m Now
101
Today’s High
3:08 PM
105°
Yesterday’s High
3:41 PM
85
Today’s Low
6:17 AM
85°
Yesterday’s Low
3:55 AM
Updated: 3:15:00 pm PDT
Humidity
36 %
24h diff 5%
Hi 59% 6:14 AM
Lo 35% 12:39 AM
Dew Point
69 °F
24h diff 3°F
Hi 72° 1:39 PM
Lo 60° 12:00 AM
Wind
SSW4 mph
Gust 2.0 mph
Top gust 18.4 mph (3:23 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
7578 ft
10m avg 3.8 mph
Hour top gust 10 mph SW
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.78 in
Falling  ·  24h diff 0.05
Hi 29.86 8:55 AM
Lo 29.75 12:51 AM
Solar
821 wm
95% of max
Daylight 14:14 hr
High Solar 1195 wm
Max Temp for this Date
118 °F
2005 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
72 °F
2011 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
103 °F
-3.1° vs now
Record high (this date)
120 °F
2005 · (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
143 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
10.7 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Jul 13
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F101.1
▲ Last hour: +2.1 °F
91.9°101.3°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg68.0
▲ Last hour: +0.2 °F
68.0°70.8°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg2.8
▼ Last hour: -0.4 mph
0.05.1
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph8.0
▲ Last hour: +3.0 mph
0.010.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg35
▼ Last hour: -2 %
3648
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.78
▼ Last hour: -0.03 inHg
29.7929.85
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²821
▼ Last hour: -202 W/m²
3041,195
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● Last hour: +0.00 in
3hr ago90mNow

 

warnings updated: Monday, July 13, 2026, 3:18 pm PDT

 

 

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image updated: July 13, 2026, 3:14 pm PDT

 

Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Mon Jul 13, 3:00 PM PDT     Last checked: Mon Jul 13, 3:00 PM 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.
Precip. amount, in
Precipitation, in Total accumulation, in
Precip. amount, in 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 1-13

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for July 1-13: 0.01 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.01 in.
Jan 1 to July 13, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Jul 13, 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 13, 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 109 ° 120 °
 ( 2005 )		 Sunrise:
5:46am 		Sunset:
7:59pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 3%
Low 79 ° 56 °
 ( 1932 )		   Moonrise:
4:37am 		Moonset:
 7:50pm 		 
       
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: 101.3 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 21.9 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 79.4 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 18.6 °F
Current Dew Point: 69.4 °F Cooler Temperature Output 82.7 °F
Current Humidity: 36 %

 

 


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