Observed 12:10 AM PDT at KPSP

Desert Hot Springs, CA weather

Mostly cloudy and 66°19°, 8°4° colder than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts differ

Now 66°19°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the north. 35–20 mph32 km/h through 12 PM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable · down to 43°6° by 12 PM
UV index: 0Low; High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 39Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 29.91 inHg1013 hPa; Steady over the next 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 62°17° today at 6 AM
Above 70°21° today by 10 AM
High 80°27° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 9 PM

TonightNear 64°18° · Clear
This morningUp to 75°24° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonNear 78°26° · Clear
TonightDown to 64°18° by 1 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 78°26° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 80°27° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 68°20° by 10 PM · 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 12a	Clear	64°18° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	3%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	64°18° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	3%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	64°18° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	58%	2%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	63°17° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	1%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	63°17° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	1%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	63°17° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	54%	11%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	62°17° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	3%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 55°13° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 60°16° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	44%	1%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	73°23° (likely 64°18° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	37%	4%	3
Sat 11a	Sunny	75°24° (likely 68°20° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	32%	13%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 70°21° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	30%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 72°22° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	28%	0%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 72°22° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	28%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 73°23° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	28%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 72°22° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	26%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 72°22° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	29%	8%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	76°24° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	30%	4%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	73°23° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	33%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	71°22° (likely 63°17° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	36%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	69°21° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	39%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	41%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	64°18° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	64°18° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	64°18° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	44%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	64°18° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	64°18° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	42%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	63°17° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 53°12° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 56°13° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	40%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 62°17° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	35%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	75°24° (likely 67°19° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	31%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	78°26° (likely 71°22° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	28%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	26%	0%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 75°24° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	25%	0%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 76°24° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	24%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 76°24° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	24%	35%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 75°24° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	24%	30%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	24%	25%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	78°26° (likely 66°19° to 78°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	26%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	73°23° (likely 62°17° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	31%	1%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	74°23° (likely 59°15° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	30%	2%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	70°21° (likely 56°13° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	35%	26%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	68°20° (likely 55°13° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	37%	27%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	69°21° (likely 54°12° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	37%	41%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 80°27°, low 62°17°. Typical 88°31° / 62°17°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 5 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–81°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
88°31° / 62°17°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 65°18°. Typical 88°31° / 62°17°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. North wind 0 to 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–82°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–65°18°
Typical high / low
88°31° / 62°17°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 65°18°. Typical 88°31° / 61°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–84°29°
Low, likely
54°12°–65°18°
Typical high / low
88°31° / 61°16°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 85°29°, low 66°19°. Typical 87°31° / 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–85°29°
Low, likely
54°12°–66°19°
Typical high / low
87°31° / 61°16°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 66°19°. Typical 87°31° / 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–83°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–66°19°
Typical high / low
87°31° / 60°16°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 63°17°. Typical 87°31° / 60°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
87°31° / 60°16°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 60°16°. Typical 86°30° / 60°16°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 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 75.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
57°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 60°16°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 86°30° / 59°15°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  40% 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
53°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 59°15°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 58°14°. Typical 85°29° / 59°15°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% 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
53°12°–65°18°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 59°15°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 61°16°. Typical 85°29° / 59°15°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–68°20°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 59°15°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 62°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 82°, low 65°.
Monday
Dry, high 84°, low 65°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 69–85°.

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

Palm Canyon Creek at Palm Springs

15 mi

Level: 0.9 ft

Reading from Fri 10:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Whitewater River (CA) at Rancho Mirage

16 mi

Level: 6.4 ft

Reading from Fri 10:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Whitewater River (CA) at Indio

23 mi

Level: 6.6 ft

Reading from Fri 10:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Deep Creek (CA DEPC1) at Palm Desert

24 mi

Level: 8.1 ft

Reading from Fri 10:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 80% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 64

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 AM–12:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

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 8°4° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−1°SunOct 18
−1°MonOct 19
+1°TueOct 20
+2°+1°WedOct 21
−5°−3°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Desert Hot Springs 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: 5:27–6:17 PM; Morning 6:43–7:33 AM
Blue hour: 6:17–6:26 PM; Morning 6:33–6:43 AM; first light 6:33 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 12:42–6:33 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:21 AM · rises 4:59 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking southwest from Desert Hot Springs. The highest point on the skyline is about 12,700 ft, 38 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.