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Thousand Palms, California

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Thousand Palms, California
95
°F
Warmer 1.5°F than last hour.
Warm — clear
Feels like 93.3°F  ·  This time yesterday: 94°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +4°F
91.1° 96.9°
2hr ago 60m Now
97
Today’s High
11:02 AM
105°
Yesterday’s High
4:25 PM
80
Today’s Low
6:01 AM
80°
Yesterday’s Low
6:48 AM
Updated: 11:18:00 am PDT
Humidity
26 %
24h diff -10%
Hi 45% 12:00 AM
Lo 24% 9:44 AM
Dew Point
55 °F
24h diff -8°F
Hi 62° 12:00 AM
Lo 51° 9:45 AM
Wind
SSW2 mph
Gust 2.0 mph
Top gust 21.0 mph (12:54 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
9495 ft
10m avg 3.5 mph
Hour top gust 8 mph ESE
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.68 in
Steady  ·  24h diff -0.05
Hi 29.69 10:10 AM
Lo 29.63 3:15 AM
Solar
816 wm
97% of max
Daylight 12:26 hr
High Solar 816 wm
Max Temp for this Date
108 °F
2013 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
66 °F
2011 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
94 °F
+0.7° vs now
Record high (this date)
114 °F
1971 · (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
7 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
8.9 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Sep 14
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F95.7
▲ Last hour: +2.3 °F
86.7°97.0°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg54.0
▲ Last hour: +0.6 °F
51.8°56.4°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg2.8
▲ Last hour: +0.8 mph
0.05.5
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph4.0
▼ Last hour: -1.0 mph
0.012.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg25
▼ Last hour: -1 %
2532
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.68
▼ Last hour: -0.01 inHg
29.6829.69
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²816
▲ Last hour: +120 W/m²
527816
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● Last hour: +0.00 in
3hr ago90mNow

 

warnings updated: Monday, September 14, 2026, 11:18 am PDT

 

Rainy Day, September 6th

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Sunset, September 5th

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Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Mon Sep 14, 5:08 AM PDT     Last checked: Mon Sep 14, 6:00 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 1-14

Observed Rainfall: 0.07 in.
Normal Rain for September 1-14: 0.18 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.11 in.
Jan 1 to September 14, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 1.05 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Sep 14, 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 14, 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 103 ° 114 °
 ( 1971 )		 Sunrise:
6:30am 		Sunset:
6:55pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 10%
Low 75 ° 49 °
 ( 1936 )		   Moonrise:
10:07am 		Moonset:
 8:41pm 		 
       
Fire Danger

 

WEATHER STORY
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Weather Forecast Office
Highs Monday Highs Tuesday Highs Wednesday
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A touch cooler on Monday compared to Sunday, around 5-7 degrees below average.

Data Courtesy of San Diego Weather Forecast Office

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Fogging Effectiveness

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Current Temperature: 95.1 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 24.5 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 70.6 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 20.8 °F
Current Dew Point: 54.8 °F Cooler Temperature Output 74.3 °F
Current Humidity: 26 %

 

 


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