Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

CW9763 Inyokern (C9763)

Lat: 35.627°NLon: 117.8005°WElev: 2480.0ft.

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N/A

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed SSW 5 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update 08 Feb 07:03 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

15 Miles SW Ridgecrest CA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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Point Forecast:
15 Miles SW Ridgecrest CA
 35.48°N 117.85°W (Elev. 4846 ft)
11:56 pm PST Feb 25, 2026
12am PST Feb 26, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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