Observed 11:52 AM PDT at KTRM

Indian Wells, CA weather

Sunny and 76°24°, 13°7° colder than a typical Oct 23.

Mostly agree

Now 76°24°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 49°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Air quality: 38Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 29.9 inHg1013 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 62°17° tonight at 4 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 76°24° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 62°17° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 77°25° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 81°27° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 64°18° by 4 AM · Clear
Sunday morningUp to 79°26° 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
Fri 12p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	18%	5
Fri 1p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	39%	26%	5
Fri 2p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	44%	4
Fri 3p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	47%	3
Fri 4p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	40%	40%	1
Fri 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	43%	44%	1
Fri 6p	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	73°23°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	47%	89%	0
Fri 7p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	52%	87%	0
Fri 8p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	55%	78%	0
Fri 9p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	60%	72%	0
Fri 10p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	63%	50%	0
Fri 11p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	63%	38%	0
Sat 12a	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	29%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	64°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	12%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	64°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	11%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 72°22°)	63°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	41%	0
Sat 4a	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 72°22°)	62°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	68%	47%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	66%	9%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 71°22°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	65%	4%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	66%	2%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 72°22°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	51%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	41%	0%	3
Sat 11a	Sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	33%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	28%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 84°29°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	27%	0%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 85°29°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	26%	1%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 85°29°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	25%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 84°29°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	25%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	26%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	28%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	32%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	74°23° (likely 67°19° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	34%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 75°24°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	39%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	42%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 70°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 70°21°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 70°21°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	63°17° (likely 55°13° to 71°22°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 55°13° to 71°22°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 57°14° to 73°23°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 76°24°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	44%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	35%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	79°26° (likely 73°23° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	28%	0%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 61°16°. Typical 89°32° / 62°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
89°32° / 62°17°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 82°28°, low 63°17°. Typical 88°31° / 62°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 63. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Typical high / low
88°31° / 62°17°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Oct 25. Sunny. High 83°28°, low 64°18°. Typical 88°31° / 62°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast 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
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
58°14°–68°20°
Typical high / low
88°31° / 62°17°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 85°29°, low 64°18°. Typical 88°31° / 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
58°14°–70°21°
Typical high / low
88°31° / 61°16°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 85°29°, low 65°18°. Typical 87°31° / 61°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  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 65.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
80°27°–86°30°
Low, likely
59°15°–69°21°
Typical high / low
87°31° / 61°16°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 64°18°. Typical 87°31° / 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°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 64.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
78°26°–87°31°
Low, likely
59°15°–68°20°
Typical high / low
87°31° / 60°16°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 62°17°. Typical 87°31° / 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 65°18°
  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 62.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
78°26°–85°29°
Low, likely
59°15°–70°21°
Typical high / low
87°31° / 60°16°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 64°18°. Typical 86°30° / 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  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
75°24°–85°29°
Low, likely
55°13°–70°21°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 60°16°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 62°17°. Typical 86°30° / 59°15°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–69°21°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 59°15°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 60°16°. Typical 85°29° / 59°15°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  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
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–64°18°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 59°15°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 61°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 82°, low 63°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 83°, low 64°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 74–85°.

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

Deep Creek (CA DEPC1) at Palm Desert

5.9 mi

Level: 8.1 ft

Reading from Fri 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Whitewater River (CA) at Indio

6.0 mi

Level: 6.6 ft

Reading from Fri 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Whitewater River (CA) at Rancho Mirage

6.3 mi

Level: 6.4 ft

Reading from Fri 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Palm Canyon Creek at Palm Springs

12 mi

Level: 0.9 ft

Reading from Fri 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 82% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 66

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 49°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–11:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

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

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 13°7° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

±0°SatOct 17
−1°SunOct 18
−1°MonOct 19
+1°TueOct 20
+2°+1°WedOct 21
−5°−3°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Indian Wells weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 5 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 10 min less
Golden hour: 5:27–6:17 PM; Morning 6:41–7:30 AM
Blue hour: 6:17–6:27 PM; Morning 6:31–6:41 AM; first light 6:31 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 1–3 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

93% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:16 AM · rises 4:30 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking west from Indian Wells. The highest point on the skyline is about 11,400 ft, 39 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.