Storm Station
Desert Hot Springs, California
94°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 90°·Gentle breeze 10 mph S
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 92. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
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20%Humidity
42%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Desert Hot Springs, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.7 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Palm Springs RgnlPSP

At an airfield/8.9 mi away/463 ft/572 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank7of 3,127

White Water RAWSWWAC1

A remote fire weather station/9.0 mi away/2,533 ft/1,498 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank436of 3,127

measured daily2 instruments

Palm Springs 5.1 NCA-RV-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.7 mi away/532 ft/503 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Palm SpringsPMPC1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.1 mi away/425 ft/610 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Palm Springs Rgnl, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.9 mi from Desert Hot Springs. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Palm Springs Rgnl, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PSPFIG. A THE SKY OVER PALM SPRINGS RGNLSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPalm Springs Rgnl, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PSPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PSP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

82.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 32 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Palm Springs Rgnl: temperature 82.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 32 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PSPFIG. B THE AIR AT PALM SPRINGS RGNLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 7,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.9 FTEMPERATURE 82.0 FDEW POINT 49.0 FSPREAD 33.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 32 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEPalm Springs Rgnl, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PSPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PSP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Palm Springs Rgnl, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PSPFIG. C THE WIND AT PALM SPRINGS RGNLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPalm Springs Rgnl, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PSPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PSP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Palm Springs Rgnl, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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