Thousand Palms, California Weather
Thousand Palms, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Thousand Palms, Riverside County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Thousand Palms. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Thousand Palms is published on the Palm Springs International Airport (KPSP) page, 11 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 Thousand Palms 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 Thousand Palms: Bermuda Dunes Airport (KUDD) 13 km · Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (KTRM) 30 km · Yucca Valley Airport (KL22) 34 km · Banning Municipal Airport (KBNG) 44 km · Twentynine Palms Airport (KTNP) 54 km
Conditions reported at KPSP describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Thousand Palms specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Thousand Palms.
About Thousand Palms, California
Thousand Palms lies at the edge of a vast, sun-baked expanse, where the Coachella Valley begins its slow, majestic rise towards the San Jacinto Mountains. It lies 5.1 miles east-north-east of Cathedral City, CA (from Cathedral City, CA: bearing 57°T), and is situated 6.8 miles north of Palm Desert. The air here carries a dry, mineral tang, a scent of creosote and sun-warmed earth that settles deep in the lungs. Low, scrubby vegetation, resilient and tenacious, clings to the gently sloping terrain, an ochre canvas broken by the occasional hardy palo verde or the spiky silhouette of a cholla cactus. The light, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a molten quality, casting long, attenuated shadows that stretch and deepen across the landscape, imbuing the scene with a quiet, almost palpable sense of stillness. The distant mountains, their peaks softened by a haze of heat and distance, stand as silent sentinels, their rugged contours a testament to immense geological forces. The history of Thousand Palms is inextricably linked to the flow of water, or rather, the persistent quest for it in this arid realm. Once a vital stop for travelers and prospectors venturing into the desert, its fortunes have ebbed and flowed with the development of irrigation and the rise of citrus groves, though the land’s inherent thirst remains a constant presence. Today, the local economy is a blend of agriculture, particularly date cultivation, and the burgeoning tourism drawn by the nearby desert resorts and the stark beauty of the surrounding wilderness. The distinctive date palms, their fronds rustling like dry paper in the infrequent breeze, are a visual echo of the region's enduring connection to this ancient fruit, a reminder of the hardy spirit that has always found a way to thrive in this seemingly unforgiving, yet undeniably beautiful, corner of the world.
Live animated radar for Thousand Palms 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 | Thousand Palms, Riverside County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.820018°N, 116.390289°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92276 |
| Area Code | 714 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Thousand Palms, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Thousand Palms, 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 Thousand Palms includes coordinates 33.820018°N, 116.390289°W, situated in Riverside County. ZIP code 92276. 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.
