Desert Hot Springs, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Desert Hot Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Mostly Clear——100°81°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——102°81°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——106°77°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——109°79°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——111°80°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——108°76°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——104°79°-4°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 12 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 53 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 12 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 53 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 12.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 53
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31), ratio 0.46 with 19 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.46
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:02 PM
- Moonset
- 11:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Desert Hot Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 92240, 92241
16-Day Forecast — Desert Hot Springs
- Sun100°81°1%
- Mon102°81°1%
- Tue106°77°0%
- Wed109°79°0%
- Thu111°80°0%
- Fri108°76°1%
- Sat104°79°1%
- Sun101°75°5%
- Mon108°81°14%
- Tue104°82°20%
- Wed105°84°14%
- Thu111°85°11%
- Fri114°88°9%
- Sat109°88°3%
- Sun110°87°6%
- Mon113°87°10%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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
- 92240
- 92258
- 92282