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Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Current conditions at

INYOKERN (MKIYK)

Lat: 35.65884°NLon: 117.82951°WElev: 2455.0ft.

NA

79°F

26°C

Humidity 24%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 29.85 in (1010.84 mb)
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 22 Mar 07:55 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

15 Miles SW Ridgecrest CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 57. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 57. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North northwest wind around 15 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southwest wind around 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. West wind around 15 mph becoming south southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
15 Miles SW Ridgecrest CA
 35.48°N 117.85°W (Elev. 4846 ft)
Last Update:
8:56 pm PDT Mar 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm PDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 29, 2026
 
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