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Live weather information for the Coachella Valley
Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
113
°F
Warmer 2.3°F than last hour.
Extremely Hot —
Feels like 115.0°F  ·  This time yesterday: 104°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +5.5°F
106.9° 112.5°
2hr ago 60m Now
113
Today’s High
12:34 PM
110°
Yesterday’s High
3:44 PM
91
Today’s Low
6:12 AM
84°
Yesterday’s Low
6:08 AM
Updated: 12:35:00 pm PDT
Humidity
18 %
24h diff -6%
Hi 34% 12:00 AM
Lo 18% 11:22 AM
Dew Point
59 °F
24h diff -1°F
Hi 63° 11:54 AM
Lo 52° 2:40 AM
Wind
SE8 mph
Gust 8.0 mph
Top gust 25.3 mph (4:37 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
12528 ft
10m avg 7.8 mph
Hour top gust 15 mph E
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.68 in
Steady  ·  24h diff -0.08
Hi 29.72 8:08 AM
Lo 29.67 2:45 AM
Solar
923 wm
90% of max
Daylight 14:02 hr
High Solar 923 wm
Max Temp for this Date
118 °F
2018 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
75 °F
2025 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
104 °F
+9.1° vs now
Record high (this date)
119 °F
2018 · (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
153 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 23
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F112.5
▲ Last hour: +1.8 °F
104.0°112.5°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg60.0
▲ Last hour: +2.0 °F
55.6°60.2°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg6.8
▲ Last hour: +2.8 mph
0.07.3
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph10.0
▲ Last hour: +3.0 mph
0.015.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg19
● Last hour: +0 %
1822
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.68
▼ Last hour: -0.02 inHg
29.6829.71
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²923
▲ Last hour: +48 W/m²
721923
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: Thu, 7/23 10:14am Updated: Thu, 7/23 12:33pm Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Thu, 7/23 10:00pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures as hot as
120 and lows through Sunday as warm as the upper 80s to mid 90s
expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat events.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Major to locally Extreme HeatRisk. Elevated
low temperatures will limit overnight relief from the heat.

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 23, 2026, 12:33 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: Thu Jul 23, 12:00 PM PDT     Last checked: Thu Jul 23, 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 1-23

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for July 1-23: 0.04 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.04 in.
Jan 1 to July 23, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Jul 23, 2026: 1.85 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.87 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Jul 23, 2026: 3.05 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.16 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 ° 119 °
 ( 2018 )		 Sunrise:
5:53am 		Sunset:
7:54pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 67%
Low 80 ° 59 °
 ( 1957 )		   Moonrise:
3:33pm 		Moonset:
 12:45am 		 
       
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: 112.5 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 34.8 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 77.7 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 29.6 °F
Current Dew Point: 59.0 °F Cooler Temperature Output 82.9 °F
Current Humidity: 18 %

 

 


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