Observed 10:40 AM PDT at KPSP

Cathedral City, CA weather

Sunny and 77°25°.

Forecasts differ

Now 77°25°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the north-northwest. 69–15 mph24 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 49Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 29.95 inHg1014 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (71°22° then, 73°23° now)

Good hours for

High 85°29° today at 3 PM
Low 63°17° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 9 AM

This afternoonUp to 85°29° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 64°18° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 82°28° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 84°29° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 67°19° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 80°27° by 10 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 11a	Sunny	80°27° (likely 72°22° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	30%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 74°23° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	27%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 76°24° to 84°29°)	81°27°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	25%	1%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 77°25° to 84°29°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	24%	1%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	85°29° (likely 77°25° to 85°29°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	23%	1%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 77°25° to 84°29°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	24%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 76°24° to 83°28°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	25%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	80°27° (likely 72°22° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	27%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	78°26° (likely 68°20° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	30%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	76°24° (likely 65°18° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	32%	2%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	74°23° (likely 63°17° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	36%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	71°22° (likely 61°16° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	39%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	70°21° (likely 60°16° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	41%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	68°20° (likely 59°15° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	67°19° (likely 58°14° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	66°19° (likely 57°14° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	65°18° (likely 56°13° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	64°18° (likely 56°13° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	51%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	64°18° (likely 55°13° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	63°17° (likely 55°13° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 54°12° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 56°13° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	73°23° (likely 63°17° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	39%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	78°26° (likely 69°21° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	31%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	82°28° (likely 73°23° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	26%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 75°24° to 85°29°)	81°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	24%	0%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 77°25° to 86°30°)	82°28°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	23%	0%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	86°30° (likely 78°26° to 86°30°)	83°28°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	22%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	86°30° (likely 78°26° to 86°30°)	83°28°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	22%	40%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	85°29° (likely 78°26° to 86°30°)	82°28°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	22%	40%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 77°25° to 84°29°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	22%	40%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	81°27° (likely 73°23° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	25%	40%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	78°26° (likely 69°21° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	28%	40%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	78°26° (likely 65°18° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	28%	40%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	76°24° (likely 63°17° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	30%	46%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	76°24° (likely 61°16° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	31%	61%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 60°16° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	35%	74%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 59°15° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	34%	75%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 58°14° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	35%	74%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	69°21° (likely 57°14° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	68%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	73°23° (likely 57°14° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	37%	63%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	73°23° (likely 56°13° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	39%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	67°19° (likely 56°13° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	25%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 50°10° to 72°22°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	53%	7%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 50°10° to 72°22°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	52%	18%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 52°11° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	45%	3%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	74°23° (likely 59°15° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	36%	0%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	80°27° (likely 67°19° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	28%	0%	3

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 85°29°, low 63°17°. Typical 88°31° / 62°17°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 85°29°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 85. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
77°25°–85°29°
Low, likely
57°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
88°31° / 62°17°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 86°30°, low 64°18°. Typical 88°31° / 62°17°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 86°30°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 78°26°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 67°19°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
78°26°–86°30°
Low, likely
54°12°–67°19°
Typical high / low
88°31° / 62°17°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 89°32°, low 64°18°. Typical 88°31° / 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–89°32°
Low, likely
54°12°–68°20°
Typical high / low
88°31° / 61°16°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 89°32°, low 65°18°. Typical 87°31° / 61°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 89.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–89°32°
Low, likely
52°11°–68°20°
Typical high / low
87°31° / 61°16°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 88°31°, low 65°18°. Typical 87°31° / 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–88°31°
Low, likely
56°13°–68°20°
Typical high / low
87°31° / 60°16°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 62°17°. Typical 87°31° / 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–84°29°
Low, likely
58°14°–69°21°
Typical high / low
87°31° / 60°16°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 60°16°. Typical 86°30° / 60°16°. Rain, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 60°16°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 86°30° / 59°15°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 59°15°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 58°14°. Typical 85°29° / 59°15°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.27 in6.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–66°19°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 59°15°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 69°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 85°29° / 59°15°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Fog, 69°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–63°17°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 59°15°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 85°, low 63°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 86°, low 64°.
Monday
Dry, high 89°, low 64°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 69–89°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (SGX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Whitewater River (CA) at Rancho Mirage

6.4 mi

Level: 6.4 ft

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Palm Canyon Creek at Palm Springs

7.5 mi

Level: 0.9 ft

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Deep Creek (CA DEPC1) at Palm Desert

15 mi

Level: 8.1 ft

Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Whitewater River (CA) at Indio

15 mi

Level: 6.6 ft

Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Cooling this week

About 69% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 20Typical 64

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–10:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Palm Springs Asos · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1922–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−1°SunOct 18
−1°MonOct 19
+1°TueOct 20
+2°+1°WedOct 21
−5°−3°ThuOct 22
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Cathedral City weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 3 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 9 min less
Golden hour: 5:26–6:16 PM; Morning 6:42–7:32 AM
Blue hour: 6:16–6:26 PM; Morning 6:32–6:42 AM; first light 6:32 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:26 PM–6:33 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:20 AM · rises 4:59 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking west from Cathedral City. The highest point on the skyline is about 11,400 ft, 27 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.