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Thousand Palms, California

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Thousand Palms, California
93
°F
Colder 1°F than last hour.
Warm — clear
Feels like 93.4°F  ·  This time yesterday: 93°F
Past 2 Hours ● -1.6°F
93.8° 95.4°
2hr ago 60m Now
97
Today’s High
1:00 AM
114°
Yesterday’s High
4:04 PM
94
Today’s Low
4:11 AM
92°
Yesterday’s Low
8:10 AM
Updated: 4:13:00 am PDT
Humidity
32 %
24h diff 3%
Hi 33% 3:26 AM
Lo 29% 12:57 AM
Dew Point
60 °F
24h diff 3°F
Hi 61° 3:26 AM
Lo 59° 12:57 AM
Wind
W6 mph
Gust 4.0 mph
Top gust 19.6 mph (12:31 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
8132 ft
10m avg 5.9 mph
Hour top gust 14 mph WSW
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.69 in
Steady  ·  24h diff 0.01
Hi 29.69 12:49 AM
Lo 29.68 2:29 AM
Solar
0 wm
0% of max
Daylight 12:59 hr
High Solar 0 wm
Max Temp for this Date
117 °F
2023 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
69 °F
2010 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
93 °F
+0° vs now
Record high (this date)
118 °F
1967 · (Palm Springs Airport)
Rain today
0.00 in
Rate: 0.000 in/hr
Yesterday
0.00  in
Storm: 0.00 in
August
0.00 in
Last rain: 2/19/2026
Cal year
0.98 in
190 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
9.7 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Aug 29
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F93.9
▼ Last hour: -1.3 °F
93.9°96.6°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg60.0
● Last hour: +0.0 °F
59.0°60.6°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg6.1
▲ Last hour: +0.3 mph
0.08.4
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph12.0
● Last hour: +0.0 mph
0.017.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg32
▲ Last hour: +1 %
2933
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.69
▲ Last hour: +0.01 inHg
29.6829.69
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²0
● Last hour: +0 W/m²
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: Fri, 8/28 9:06pm Updated: Sat, 8/29 4:03am Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Sat, 8/29 6:15am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Hot conditions will continue into Saturday with highs up to
111 degrees. Lows will be in the upper 80s to low 90s.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Saturday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Temperatures will fall to below normal by
Sunday.

Information: 
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car
interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.

NWS Weather Alerts

Issued by the National Weather Service

warnings updated: Saturday, August 29, 2026, 4:03 am PDT

 

 

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Summer Moisture / Monsoon Watch. Hourly Forecast for Select Locations

Forecast Source: National Weather Service

Forecast generated: Sat Aug 29, 12:00 AM PDT     Last checked: Sat Aug 29, 12:00 AM PDT
Temperature, °F
Temperature, °F chart.
Dew point, °F
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Probability of precipitation, %
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Probability of thunder, %
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Precipitation, in Total accumulation, in
Precip. amount, in chart.
Wind speed / gust, mph
Wind speed / gust, mph 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.

August 1-29

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for August 1-29: 0.28 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.28 in.
Jan 1 to August 29, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Aug 29, 2026: 2.21 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -1.23 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Aug 29, 2026: 3.41 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.52 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 107 ° 118 °
 ( 1967 )		 Sunrise:
6:19am 		Sunset:
7:17pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 98%
Low 79 ° 57 °
 ( 1947 )		   Moonrise:
8:03pm 		Moonset:
 7:45am 		 
       
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: 93.8 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 21.6 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 72.2 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 18.4 °F
Current Dew Point: 59.5 °F Cooler Temperature Output 75.4 °F
Current Humidity: 32 %

 

 


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