Desert Hot Springs, California Weather
Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Desert Hot Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 2Clear——98°69°—
- WednesdayJun 3Overcast——102°75°+4°
- ThursdayJun 4Clear——103°76°+1°
- FridayJun 5Clear——102°74°-1°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——96°70°-6°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——94°66°-2°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——93°64°-1°
Ozone at AQI 85 now. AQI up 27 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 100 by mid-afternoon.
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 85 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 100 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 85
- UV peak
- 8.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 100
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 29.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.19
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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 bees stay at home, rain will soon come; if they fly away, fine will be the day.
- Moonrise
- 4:35 AM
- Moonset
- 2:11 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Coastal fog thickens at dawn
Desert Hot Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 3, 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.