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Thousand Palms, California

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Thousand Palms, California
77
°F
Colder 0.1°F than last hour.
Mild — clear
Feels like 78.8°F  ·  This time yesterday: 81°F
Past 2 Hours ● -2°F
77.3° 79.4°
2hr ago 60m Now
78
Today’s High
12:27 AM
99°
Yesterday’s High
3:56 PM
77
Today’s Low
12:43 AM
75°
Yesterday’s Low
4:25 AM
Updated: 12:46:00 am PDT
Humidity
49 %
24h diff 12%
Hi 49% 12:00 AM
Lo 48% 12:02 AM
Dew Point
57 °F
24h diff 5°F
Hi 57° 12:17 AM
Lo 56° 12:37 AM
Wind
WNW8 mph
Gust 6.0 mph
Top gust 17.3 mph (12:16 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
5007 ft
10m avg 7.6 mph
Hour top gust 17 mph NW
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.84 in
Steady  ·  24h diff 0.12
Hi 29.84 12:36 AM
Lo 29.83 12:17 AM
Solar
0 wm
0% of max
Daylight 12:20 hr
High Solar 0 wm
Max Temp for this Date
111 °F
2020 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
62 °F
2006 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
81 °F
-4° vs now
Record high (this date)
114 °F
1962 · (Palm Springs Airport)
Rain today
0.00 in
Rate: 0.000 in/hr
Yesterday
0.00  in
Storm: 0.00 in
September
0.07 in
Last rain: 9/6/2026
Cal year
1.05 in
10 days since rain
Water year
2.96 in
Oct.’25 – Sep.’26
Max rain rate: 0.000 (00:00 AM)
CWOP: CW2285  ·  WU: KCATHOUS8
NWS verified rain gauge
7.8 UV  ·  High  ·  Sep 17
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F77.4
● Last hour: -0.3 °F
77.2°82.0°
2hr ago60mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg57.0
▲ Last hour: +0.6 °F
56.0°57.2°
2hr ago60mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg7.7
▲ Last hour: +4.7 mph
0.011.2
2hr ago60mNow
Wind Gust mph13.0
▲ Last hour: +8.0 mph
0.020.0
2hr ago60mNow
Humidity %5m avg49
▲ Last hour: +1 %
4150
2hr ago60mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.84
▲ Last hour: +0.01 inHg
29.8029.84
2hr ago60mNow
Solar W/m²0
● Last hour: +0 W/m²
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● Last hour: +0.00 in
2hr ago60mNow

 

warnings updated: Thursday, September 17, 2026, 12:33 am PDT

 

Rainy Day, September 6th

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Sunset, September 5th

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Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Thu Sep 17, 12:00 AM PDT     Last checked: Thu Sep 17, 12:00 AM PDT
Temperature, °F
Temperature, °F chart.
Dew point, °F
Dew point, °F 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 1-17

Observed Rainfall: 0.07 in.
Normal Rain for September 1-17: 0.18 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.11 in.
Jan 1 to September 17, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 1.05 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Sep 17, 2026: 2.41 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -1.36 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.96 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Sep 17, 2026: 3.61 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.65 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 102 ° 114 °
 ( 1962 )		 Sunrise:
6:32am 		Sunset:
6:51pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 34%
Low 74 ° 55 °
 ( 1926 )		   Moonrise:
1:08pm 		Moonset:
 10:43pm 		 
       
Fire Danger

 

WEATHER STORY
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Highs Thursday. Coast: 70s, valleys: 80s, mountains: 70s, high desert: 80s, low desert: upper 90s.

Data Courtesy of San Diego Weather Forecast Office

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Current Temperature: 77.5 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 12.3 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 65.2 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 10.5 °F
Current Dew Point: 56.8 °F Cooler Temperature Output 67 °F
Current Humidity: 49 %

 

 


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