Observed 12:00 PM PDT at KTRM

Desert Palms, CA weather

Sunny and 82°28°.

Forecasts agree

Now 82°28°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the west-northwest. Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 41°5°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 36Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 29.9 inHg1013 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 85°29° today at 5 PM
Low 63°17° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 9 AM

This afternoonNear 84°29° · Clear
TonightDown to 64°18° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 81°27° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 85°29° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 65°18° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 83°28° by 11 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 12p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	28%	2%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 82°28° to 84°29°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	27%	13%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 83°28° to 85°29°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	26%	44%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 83°28° to 85°29°)	82°28°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	26%	26%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 83°28° to 85°29°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	26%	7%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	85°29° (likely 82°28° to 85°29°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	24%	1%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	82°28° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	26%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	79°26° (likely 72°22° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	30%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	77°25° (likely 69°21° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	32%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	74°23° (likely 66°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	44%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	46%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 81°27°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	37%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	81°27° (likely 76°24° to 84°29°)	80°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	28%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 79°26° to 86°30°)	81°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	25%	0%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	85°29° (likely 81°27° to 87°31°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	24%	0%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	85°29° (likely 82°28° to 87°31°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	24%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	86°30° (likely 82°28° to 87°31°)	83°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	23%	40%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 82°28° to 86°30°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	24%	40%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	85°29° (likely 81°27° to 85°29°)	82°28°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	24%	41%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	82°28° (likely 75°24° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	26%	40%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	78°26° (likely 70°21° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	30%	41%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	76°24° (likely 68°20° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	33%	42%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	75°24° (likely 65°18° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	35%	44%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	72°22° (likely 63°17° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	40%	47%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	72°22° (likely 62°17° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	42%	68%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 59°15° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	44%	70%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 58°14° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	46%	69%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 57°14° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	48%	64%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	67°19° (likely 57°14° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	50%	53%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 57°14° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	52%	36%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	65°18° (likely 56°13° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	54%	26%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 52°11° to 70°21°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	53%	3%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 51°11° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	54%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 53°12° to 73°23°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	53%	13%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 60°16° to 76°24°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	44%	0%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	78°26° (likely 68°20° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	34%	0%	3
Mon 11a	Sunny	83°28° (likely 74°23° to 83°28°)	81°27°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	27%	0%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 85°29°, low 63°17°. Typical 88°31° / 62°17°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 85°29°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 85. North wind 0 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
83°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
88°31° / 62°17°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 86°30°, low 64°18°. Typical 88°31° / 62°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 86°30°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 65°18°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–87°31°
Low, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
88°31° / 62°17°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 88°31°, low 61°16°. Typical 88°31° / 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 85°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 61.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
83°28°–88°31°
Low, likely
56°13°–68°20°
Typical high / low
88°31° / 61°16°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 88°31°, low 63°17°. Typical 87°31° / 61°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  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, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
80°27°–88°31°
Low, likely
53°12°–67°19°
Typical high / low
87°31° / 61°16°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 86°30°, low 63°17°. Typical 87°31° / 60°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, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
77°25°–86°30°
Low, likely
56°13°–67°19°
Typical high / low
87°31° / 60°16°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 61°16°. Typical 87°31° / 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–84°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–68°20°
Typical high / low
87°31° / 60°16°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 57°14°. Typical 86°30° / 60°16°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 81°27°).
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 60°16°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 60°16°. Typical 86°30° / 59°15°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°15°
  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
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–63°17°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 59°15°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 59°15°. Typical 85°29° / 59°15°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 56°13°
  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°–79°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–67°19°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 59°15°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 85°29° / 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°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
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–63°17°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 59°15°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 85°, low 63°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 86°, low 64°.
Monday
Dry, high 88°, low 61°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 71–88°.

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 Indio

4.6 mi

Level: 6.6 ft

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Whitewater River (CA) at Rancho Mirage

7.4 mi

Level: 6.3 ft

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Deep Creek (CA DEPC1) at Palm Desert

12 mi

Level: 8.1 ft

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Palm Canyon Creek at Palm Springs

14 mi

Level: 0.9 ft

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 71% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 18Typical 64

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 41°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 8:00 PM–10:00 AM

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 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
−8°−4°FriOct 23
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Desert Palms 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 6:41–7:31 AM
Blue hour: 6:16–6:26 PM; Morning 6:32–6:41 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 Desert Palms. The highest point on the skyline is about 11,400 ft, 38 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.