Observed 8:50 AM PDT at KPSP

Sky Valley, CA weather

Mostly sunny and 66°19°, 13°7° colder than a typical Oct 23.

Mostly agree

Now 66°19°

Mostly sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 11 AM–3 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 39Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 29.97 inHg1015 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 76°24° today at 2 PM
Low 63°17° tonight at 4 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 9 AM

This morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 2 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 63°17° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 76°24° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 66°19° by 5 AM · Clear
Sunday morningNear 67°19° · 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 9a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	0%	1
Fri 10a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	0%	2
Fri 11a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	43%	1%	4
Fri 12p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	40%	7%	5
Fri 1p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	37%	16%	5
Fri 2p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	36%	15%	4
Fri 3p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	37%	47%	2
Fri 4p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	36%	44%	1
Fri 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	39%	77%	1
Fri 6p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	41%	80%	0
Fri 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	43%	91%	0
Fri 8p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	46%	85%	0
Fri 9p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	49%	61%	0
Fri 10p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	52%	36%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	65°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	53%	28%	0
Sat 12a	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	65°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	53%	30%	0
Sat 1a	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	56%	0
Sat 2a	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	43%	0
Sat 3a	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	52%	18%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	4%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	30 mph48 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	52%	11%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	64°18° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	30 mph48 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	50%	9%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	50%	4%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	5%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	40%	1%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	35%	0%	3
Sat 11a	Sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	25 mph40 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	32%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	30%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	27%	1%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	26%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	26%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	25%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	26%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	28%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	32%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	31%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	33%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	34%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	36%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	71°22° (likely 62°17° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	34%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	71°22° (likely 61°16° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	34%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	39%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	69°21° (likely 60°16° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	37%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	67°19° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	39%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	40%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	66°19° (likely 56°13° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	40%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 56°13° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	40%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 57°14° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	38%	0%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 63°17°. Typical 89°32° / 62°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Northwest wind 10 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
89°32° / 62°17°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 81°27°, low 66°19°. Typical 88°31° / 62°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 10 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 66. North wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
88°31° / 62°17°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 66°19°. Typical 88°31° / 62°17°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  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 82. Northeast wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
88°31° / 62°17°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 67°19°. Typical 88°31° / 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  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 67.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
57°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
88°31° / 61°16°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 66°19°. Typical 87°31° / 61°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: 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
77°25°–84°29°
Low, likely
54°12°–66°19°
Typical high / low
87°31° / 61°16°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 65°18°. Typical 87°31° / 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–82°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–65°18°
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 79°26°, low 63°17°. Typical 87°31° / 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 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 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–82°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–65°18°
Typical high / low
87°31° / 60°16°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 62°17°. Typical 86°30° / 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–82°28°
Low, likely
57°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 60°16°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 62°17°. Typical 86°30° / 59°15°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.4 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
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
58°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 59°15°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 85°29° / 59°15°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  30% chance · 0.24 in6.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 59°15°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 63°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 66°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 82°, low 66°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 69–84°.

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

11 mi

Level: 6.4 ft

Reading from Fri 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Whitewater River (CA) at Indio

13 mi

Level: 6.6 ft

Reading from Fri 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Palm Canyon Creek at Palm Springs

14 mi

Level: 0.9 ft

Reading from Fri 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Deep Creek (CA DEPC1) at Palm Desert

18 mi

Level: 8.1 ft

Reading from Fri 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 83% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 66

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–12:00 PM

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 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

Sky Valley 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 11 min less
Golden hour: 5:27–6:17 PM; Morning 6:41–7:31 AM
Blue hour: 6:17–6:27 PM; Morning 6:31–6:41 AM; first light 6:31 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Mostly clear 3–6:32 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:20 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit · growing

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

Looking west from Sky Valley. The highest point on the skyline is about 15,700 ft, 48 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.