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

Palm Desert, California

Last updated: 12:26 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
36°C
Feels like 36°
Partly Cloudy
▲ 41°  /  ▼ 27°
Wind
4 mph NNW
Humidity
25%
Dew Point
12°
Pressure
28.86 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
43%
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
7:18 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Palm Desert is currently partly cloudy at 36°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 563 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:14AM · Sunset: 7:18PM.

Alerts

Excessive Heat Warning
San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire, CA, San Diego County Inland Valleys, CA, Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills, CA, San Diego County Mountains, CA, Apple and Lucerne Valleys, CA, Coachella Valley, CA, San Diego County Deserts, CA, San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning, CA, Orange County Inland, CA, San Diego County Coastal Areas, CA, San Bernardino County Mountains, CA, Riverside County Mountains, CA, Orange County Coastal, CA
Expires 10:00 PM
61 AQI · Moderate Dominant: O3 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
36°
16%
11 PM
33°
11%
12 AM
32°
12%
1 AM
32°
5%
2 AM
31°
5%
3 AM
32°
6%
4 AM
31°
3%
5 AM
27°
3%
6 AM
27°
3%
7 AM
28°
3%
8 AM
30°
3%
9 AM
32°
3%
10 AM
34°
3%
11 AM
35°
3%
12 PM
37°
3%
1 PM
38°
3%
2 PM
39°
3%
3 PM
39°
6%
4 PM
39°
6%
5 PM
41°
6%
6 PM
40°
6%
7 PM
39°
7%
8 PM
39°
7%
9 PM
37°
7%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
41° 27°
Partly Cloudy.
Thu
41° 27°
Mostly Cloudy.
Fri
39° 27°
Mostly Clear.
Sat
40° 26°
Mostly Clear.
Sun
37° 23°
Clear.
Mon
36° 22°
Clear.
Tue
29° 20°
Rain, 64% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 36° Partly Cloudy 16% 4 mph NNW 25%
11 PM 33° Mostly Clear 11% 4 mph NNW 22%
12 AM 32° Partly Cloudy 12% 4 mph NW 22%
1 AM 32° Mostly Cloudy 5% 3 mph NW 23%
2 AM 31° Mostly Cloudy 5% 3 mph WNW 24%
3 AM 32° Mostly Cloudy 6% 4 mph SW 24%
4 AM 31° Mostly Cloudy 3% 4 mph S 25%
5 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 3% 4 mph ESE 25%
6 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 3% 4 mph SE 25%
7 AM 28° Mostly Cloudy 3% 4 mph ESE 25%
8 AM 30° Mostly Cloudy 3% 3 mph ESE 25%
9 AM 32° Mostly Cloudy 3% 3 mph ESE 25%
10 AM 34° Mostly Cloudy 3% 4 mph ESE 24%
11 AM 35° Mostly Cloudy 3% 5 mph SE 22%
12 PM 37° Mostly Cloudy 3% 6 mph SE 20%
1 PM 38° Mostly Cloudy 3% 8 mph SE 19%
2 PM 39° Mostly Cloudy 3% 8 mph SE 18%
3 PM 39° Mostly Cloudy 6% 7 mph SE 18%
4 PM 39° Mostly Cloudy 6% 6 mph SSE 18%
5 PM 41° Mostly Cloudy 6% 5 mph SSE 19%
6 PM 40° Mostly Cloudy 6% 5 mph SSE 20%
7 PM 39° Mostly Cloudy 7% 5 mph S 22%
8 PM 39° Mostly Cloudy 7% 6 mph SW 23%
9 PM 37° Mostly Cloudy 7% 5 mph WNW 26%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/26
Partly Cloudy
16%
27°
41°
Thu
8/27
Mostly Cloudy
7%
27°
41°
Fri
8/28
Mostly Clear
7%
27°
39°
Sat
8/29
Mostly Clear
3%
26°
40°
Sun
8/30
Clear
3%
23°
37°
Mon
8/31
Clear
8%
22°
36°
Tue
9/1
Rain
64%
20°
29°
Wed
9/2
Drizzle
53%
19°
33°
Thu
9/3
Drizzle
43%
22°
34°
Fri
9/4
Clear
19%
22°
33°
Sat
9/5
Clear
27%
21°
34°
Sun
9/6
Clear
60%
22°
34°
Mon
9/7
Drizzle
60%
22°
33°
Tue
9/8
Clear
60%
23°
33°
Wed
9/9
Clear
25%
23°
34°
61
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
42 AQI 7.5 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
Dominant
61 AQI 59 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 61 Moderate 61 42
Fri 54 Moderate 54 52
Sat 58 Moderate 58 57
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 Thu Aug 27, 04:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE6 J/kg
MLCAPE2 J/kg
MUCAPE48 J/kg
SBCIN-830 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-0.1
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear15 kt
0–1 km Shear5 kt
Eff. Shear—
0–1 km SRH-13
0–3 km SRH39
Eff. SRH—
Storm Motion245° @ 17 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.0
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)—
Supercell—
K-Index29.0
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.33 in
0–3 km LR7.2 °C/km
700–500 LR8.2 °C/km
Total Totals49.7
LCL684 hPa
LFC505 hPa
EL439 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,407 ft