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Weather in Desert Hot Springs, California

Fog and sun in daily rhythm. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Desert Hot Springs, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:05 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
33%
Wind
34 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
7:41 PM
Desert Hot Springs, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
87°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
75°
9p
73°
10p
73°
11p
73°
12a
74°
1a
74°
2a
71°
3a
73°
4a
71°
5a
69°
6a
71°
7a
74°
8a
76°
9a
78°
10a
82°
11a
86°
12p
86°
1p
86°
2p
86°
3p
L 69°H 87°
Desert Hot Springs, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    80°62°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    80°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    84°56°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    87°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    93°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    95°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    94°68°
Desert Hot Springs, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
275° · backing 6°
Direction
W
275°
Sustained
34
mph
Gust
49
mph
Peak 24h
55
avg 32
Beaufort · 7 · NEAR GALE
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 32 · pk 55 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 34 mph with gusts pulsing to 49 — flags snap, branches bend.
Desert Hot Springs, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
965.7
+1.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.52 inHg
Now
965.7
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 964968
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Desert Hot Springs, CA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.2 μg/m³
PM 10
30.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
123.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.8 Moderate
Desert Hot Springs, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:17 PM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
7:41 PM
Civil dusk
3:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Desert Hot Springs, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:12 PM
Moonset
1:58 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Desert Hot Springs, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Fog and sun in daily rhythm

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Desert Hot Springs at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 16, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

ZIP codes in Desert Hot Springs

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.