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Thousand Palms, California

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Thousand Palms, California
86
°F
Colder 3.3°F than last hour.
Mild — mostly clear - light rain
Feels like 85.9°F  ·  This time yesterday: 81°F
Past 2 Hours ▼ -3.7°F
86.4° 90.1°
2hr ago 60m Now
91
Today’s High
12:00 AM
101°
Yesterday’s High
1:59 PM
86
Today’s Low
3:11 AM
80°
Yesterday’s Low
6:36 AM
Updated: 3:12:00 am PDT
Humidity
40 %
24h diff 15%
Hi 41% 2:36 AM
Lo 29% 12:00 AM
Dew Point
59 °F
24h diff 17°F
Hi 61° 2:36 AM
Lo 54° 12:08 AM
Wind
WNW4 mph
Gust 3.0 mph
Top gust 10.4 mph (12:00 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
6494 ft
10m avg 4.1 mph
Hour top gust 10 mph W
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.75 in
Steady  ·  24h diff -0.00
Hi 29.76 2:12 AM
Lo 29.75 12:00 AM
Solar
0 wm
0% of max
Daylight 12:43 hr
High Solar 0 wm
Max Temp for this Date
118 °F
2020 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
70 °F
2004 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
81 °F
+4.6° vs now
Record high (this date)
120 °F
2020 · (Palm Springs Airport)
Rain today
0.00 in
Rate: 0.000 in/hr
Yesterday
0.00  in
Storm: 0.00 in
September
0.00 in
Last rain: 2/19/2026
Cal year
0.98 in
198 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
9.5 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Sep 06
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F87.1
▼ Last hour: -2.7 °F
86.5°90.3°
2hr ago60mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg59.0
▲ Last hour: +3.8 °F
54.0°60.0°
2hr ago60mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg2.6
▲ Last hour: +0.5 mph
0.04.1
2hr ago60mNow
Wind Gust mph7.0
▲ Last hour: +2.0 mph
0.010.0
2hr ago60mNow
Humidity %5m avg39
▲ Last hour: +8 %
2941
2hr ago60mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.75
▼ Last hour: -0.01 inHg
29.7529.76
2hr ago60mNow
Solar W/m²0
● Last hour: +0 W/m²
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● Last hour: +0.00 in
2hr ago60mNow

 

warnings updated: Sunday, September 06, 2026, 3:03 am PDT

 

Sunset, September 5th

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image updated: September 06, 2026, 3:09 am PDT

 

Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Sun Sep 6, 12:00 AM PDT     Last checked: Sun Sep 6, 12:00 AM PDT
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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 1-6

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for September 1-6: 0.09 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.09 in.
Jan 1 to September 6, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Sep 6, 2026: 2.32 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -1.34 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Sep 6, 2026: 3.52 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.63 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 105 ° 120 °
 ( 2020 )		 Sunrise:
6:25am 		Sunset:
7:06pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 30%
Low 77 ° 56 °
 ( 1942 )		   Moonrise:
1:12am 		Moonset:
 4:21pm 		 
       
Fire Danger

 

WEATHER STORY
San Diego
Weather Forecast Office
Coastal Flood Advisory & High Surf Advisory High Temperatures Today Rain Chances Today Rainfall Totals Today High Temperatures Monday
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Large swell will produce high surf and strong rip currents from Saturday to Tuesday, especially along south facing beaches. Dangerous conditions for swimming and surfing expected. These waves will combine with astronomical high tides to produce minor coastal flooding in low-lying areas.

Data Courtesy of San Diego Weather Forecast Office

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: 86.3 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 16.8 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 69.5 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 14.3 °F
Current Dew Point: 59.1 °F Cooler Temperature Output 72 °F
Current Humidity: 40 %

 

 


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