Excessive Heat Warning — Coachella Valley, CA, San Diego County Deserts, CA, San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire, CA, San Diego County Inland Valleys, CA, San Bernardino County Mountains, CA, Riverside County Mountains, CA, Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills, CA, San Diego County Mountains, CA, San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning, CA, Orange County Inland, CA, San Diego County Coastal Areas, CA, Orange County Coastal, CA 10:00 PM

Palm Desert, California

Last updated: 6:20 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
41°C
Feels like 42°
Mostly Clear
▲ 41°  /  ▼ 27°
Wind
7 mph SSW
Humidity
22%
Dew Point
15°
Pressure
29.12 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
7.5
Cloud Cover
12%
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Palm Desert is currently mostly clear at 41°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Sunrise: 5:44AM · Sunset: 7:57PM.

Alerts

Excessive Heat Warning
Coachella Valley, CA, San Diego County Deserts, CA, San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire, CA, San Diego County Inland Valleys, CA, San Bernardino County Mountains, CA, Riverside County Mountains, CA, Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills, CA, San Diego County Mountains, CA, San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning, CA, Orange County Inland, CA, San Diego County Coastal Areas, CA, Orange County Coastal, CA
Expires 10:00 PM
93 AQI · Moderate Dominant: O3 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
41°
3%
5 PM
40°
3%
6 PM
39°
3%
7 PM
38°
3%
8 PM
36°
3%
9 PM
35°
3%
10 PM
34°
3%
11 PM
33°
3%
12 AM
32°
3%
1 AM
31°
3%
2 AM
31°
3%
3 AM
31°
3%
4 AM
30°
3%
5 AM
28°
3%
6 AM
29°
3%
7 AM
31°
3%
8 AM
33°
3%
9 AM
33°
3%
10 AM
34°
3%
11 AM
38°
3%
12 PM
38°
3%
1 PM
38°
3%
2 PM
39°
3%
3 PM
39°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Today
41° 27°
Mostly Clear.
Wed
42° 27°
Clear.
Thu
43° 26°
Mostly Clear.
Fri
37° 25°
Mostly Clear.
Sat
37° 24°
Mostly Clear.
Sun
39° 24°
Partly Cloudy.
Mon
40° 26°
Mostly Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 41° Mostly Clear 3% 7 mph SSW 22%
5 PM 40° Mostly Clear 3% 10 mph SW 20%
6 PM 39° Mostly Clear 3% 8 mph WSW 22%
7 PM 38° Mostly Clear 3% 8 mph W 24%
8 PM 36° Clear 3% 6 mph WNW 27%
9 PM 35° Clear 3% 7 mph NW 29%
10 PM 34° Clear 3% 7 mph NNW 32%
11 PM 33° Clear 3% 7 mph NNW 32%
12 AM 32° Mostly Clear 3% 7 mph NNW 32%
1 AM 31° Mostly Clear 3% 7 mph NNW 33%
2 AM 31° Mostly Clear 3% 7 mph NNW 33%
3 AM 31° Mostly Clear 3% 6 mph NW 33%
4 AM 30° Clear 3% 6 mph NW 33%
5 AM 28° Clear 3% 6 mph NW 32%
6 AM 29° Clear 3% 4 mph NW 30%
7 AM 31° Clear 3% 4 mph WNW 28%
8 AM 33° Clear 3% 4 mph WSW 26%
9 AM 33° Clear 3% 4 mph S 24%
10 AM 34° Clear 3% 5 mph S 22%
11 AM 38° Clear 3% 6 mph SSE 21%
12 PM 38° Clear 3% 6 mph SSE 20%
1 PM 38° Clear 3% 7 mph SSE 19%
2 PM 39° Clear 3% 7 mph SSE 19%
3 PM 39° Clear 3% 6 mph S 19%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/14
Mostly Clear
3%
27°
41°
Wed
7/15
Clear
7%
27°
42°
Thu
7/16
Mostly Clear
7%
26°
43°
Fri
7/17
Mostly Clear
18%
25°
37°
Sat
7/18
Mostly Clear
3%
24°
37°
Sun
7/19
Partly Cloudy
8%
24°
39°
Mon
7/20
Mostly Clear
3%
26°
40°
Tue
7/21
Clear
18%
26°
40°
Wed
7/22
Partly Cloudy
44%
26°
38°
Thu
7/23
Drizzle
60%
26°
42°
Fri
7/24
Drizzle
60%
26°
37°
Sat
7/25
Clear
25%
26°
36°
Sun
7/26
Clear
25%
26°
37°
Mon
7/27
Clear
25%
26°
37°
Tue
7/28
Clear
25%
25°
36°
93
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: O3
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
54 AQI 10.6 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
Dominant
93 AQI 68 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Wed 93 Moderate 93 54
Thu 64 Moderate 64 53
Fri 48 Good 48 39
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Tue Jul 14, 22:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE548 J/kg
MLCAPE163 J/kg
MUCAPE548 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-1.4
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear6 kt
0–1 km Shear1 kt
Eff. Shear6 kt
0–1 km SRH2
0–3 km SRH11
Eff. SRH11
Storm Motion143° @ 16 kt
0–1 km EHI0.0
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index36.8
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.56 in
0–3 km LR9.8 °C/km
700–500 LR5.9 °C/km
Total Totals46.9
LCL677 hPa
LFC986 hPa
EL230 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,161 ft