Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Weather

Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

China Lake, Naval Air Facility (KNID)

Lat: 35.68639°NLon: 117.69°WElev: 2283.0ft.

Clear

99°F

37°C

Humidity	5%
Wind Speed	WSW 9 MPH
Barometer	29.88 in (1011.85 mb)
Dewpoint	21°F (-6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	93°F (34°C)
Last update	12 Sep 12:56 PM PDT

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Extended Forecast for

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This Afternoon
High: 101 °F
Hot and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 70 °F
Clear then
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Sunday
High: 98 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 64 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Monday
High: 94 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 66 °F
Clear
Tuesday
High: 94 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 65 °F
Clear
Wednesday
High: 94 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

Clear, with a low around 70. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 98. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 94. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.

Monday Night

Clear, with a low around 66. West southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 94. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night

Clear, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Wednesday Night

Clear, with a low around 66. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.