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Thousand Palms, California

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Thousand Palms, California
86
°F
Colder 0.1°F than last hour.
Mild — clear
Feels like 87.4°F  ·  This time yesterday: 92°F
Past 2 Hours ● -1.6°F
86.4° 88.2°
2hr ago 60m Now
91
Today’s High
12:00 AM
108°
Yesterday’s High
4:25 PM
86
Today’s Low
3:36 AM
90°
Yesterday’s Low
6:33 AM
Updated: 4:29:00 am PDT
Humidity
46 %
24h diff 9%
Hi 66% 3:11 AM
Lo 41% 12:03 AM
Dew Point
63 °F
24h diff 1°F
Hi 75° 2:58 AM
Lo 63° 4:27 AM
Wind
NNE6 mph
Gust 3.0 mph
Top gust 11.5 mph (1:48 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
5740 ft
10m avg 4.8 mph
Hour top gust 9 mph NNW
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.72 in
Steady  ·  24h diff 0.07
Hi 29.72 4:25 AM
Lo 29.69 12:00 AM
Solar
0 wm
0% of max
Daylight 12:31 hr
High Solar 0 wm
Max Temp for this Date
111 °F
2021 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
67 °F
2005 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
92 °F
-5.8° vs now
Record high (this date)
120 °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
5 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
8.5 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Sep 12
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F86.5
● Last hour: -0.2 °F
86.4°89.4°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg63.0
▼ Last hour: -3.0 °F
63.0°74.0°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg5.2
▲ Last hour: +1.9 mph
0.05.7
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph5.0
● Last hour: +0.0 mph
0.012.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg46
▼ Last hour: -4 %
4565
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.72
▲ Last hour: +0.01 inHg
29.7029.72
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²0
● Last hour: +0 W/m²
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● Last hour: +0.00 in
3hr ago90mNow

 

warnings updated: Saturday, September 12, 2026, 4:18 am PDT

 

Rainy Day, September 6th

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Sunset, September 5th

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Forecast Source: National Weather Service

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

Observed Rainfall: 0.07 in.
Normal Rain for September 1-12: 0.16 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.09 in.
Jan 1 to September 12, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 1.05 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Sep 12, 2026: 2.39 in.

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

Observed Rainfall: 2.96 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Sep 12, 2026: 3.59 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 103 ° 120 °
 ( 1971 )		 Sunrise:
6:29am 		Sunset:
6:58pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 1%
Low 76 ° 53 °
 ( 1930 )		   Moonrise:
8:02am 		Moonset:
 7:40pm 		 
       
Fire Danger

 

WEATHER STORY
San Diego
Weather Forecast Office
High Temperatures Today Highs Sunday
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A few degrees cooler but still slightly above normal.

Data Courtesy of San Diego Weather Forecast Office

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"To Fog or Not"

 

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Fogging Effectiveness

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Current Temperature: 86.6 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 15.2 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 71.4 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 12.9 °F
Current Dew Point: 62.7 °F Cooler Temperature Output 73.7 °F
Current Humidity: 45 %

 

 


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