Palm Springs, California Weather
Palm Springs, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Palm Springs, Riverside County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Palm Springs. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Palm Springs is published on the Palm Springs International Airport (KPSP) page, 4 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Palm Springs have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Palm Springs: Bermuda Dunes Airport (KUDD) 27 km · Banning Municipal Airport (KBNG) 30 km · Yucca Valley Airport (KL22) 36 km · Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (KTRM) 42 km · Hemet Ryan Airport (KHMT) 45 km
Conditions reported at KPSP describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Palm Springs specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs rises from a vast, sun-baked basin, a vibrant oasis cradled by the imposing San Jacinto Mountains. It lies 5.8 miles north-west of Cathedral City, CA (from Cathedral City, CA: bearing 307°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-south-west of Desert Hot Springs. The landscape here is a study in stark contrasts: rugged, ochre-hued peaks, their ancient faces etched by wind and time, loom over a valley floor that shimmers with an almost palpable heat. Scrubby desert flora, resilient and tenacious, dots the sandy expanse, punctuated by the graceful, feathery fronds of date palms that lend the town its name and its iconic silhouette. The air, when the sun begins its descent, takes on a luminous, almost ethereal quality, painting the mountains in shades of rose and violet, and carrying the faint, dry scent of creosote. This desert haven, once a quiet retreat for Native American tribes, blossomed into a glamorous playground for Hollywood stars in the mid-20th century. The mid-century modern architecture, with its clean lines and expansive glass, is a lasting testament to that era, a style that seems to absorb and reflect the intense desert light. The local economy, long sustained by tourism drawn to its luxurious resorts, championship golf courses, and vibrant arts scene, now also benefits from a growing retiree population and a burgeoning tech presence. Beyond the manicured greens and the stylish boutiques, the San Andreas Fault runs nearby, a constant, silent reminder of the powerful geological forces that shaped this dramatic corner of the world, adding a layer of primal drama to the refined elegance of Palm Springs.
Live animated radar for Palm Springs and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Palm Springs, Riverside County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.830296°N, 116.545292°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92262, 92263, 92264 |
| Area Code | 714 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Palm Springs, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Palm Springs, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Palm Springs includes coordinates 33.830296°N, 116.545292°W, situated in Riverside County. ZIP code 92262, 92263, 92264. Telephone area code: 714. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
