Storm Station
Palm Desert, California
96°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 93°·Light breeze 4 mph SE
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. West wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
21%Humidity
47%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Palm Desert, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Palm Springs RgnlPSP

At an airfield/10.2 mi away/463 ft/274 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank7of 3,115

measured daily2 instruments

Palm Desert 1.0 SWCA-RV-96

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/224 ft/35 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Deep Canyon LabDEEC1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.1 mi away/910 ft/721 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Palm Springs Rgnl, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.2 mi from Palm Desert. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:53 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

86.0 F with a dew point of 46.0 F, 25 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 9,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Palm Springs Rgnl: temperature 86.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.0, 25 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 9,100 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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00030 F50 F70 F90 FSATURATES 9,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.5 FTEMPERATURE 86.0 FDEW POINT 46.0 FSPREAD 40.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 25 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

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Palm Springs Rgnl, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, 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 STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE 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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