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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.

haze

84°F

29°C

Humidity 20%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 29.84 in (1010.5 mb)
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 2.50 mi
Heat Index81°F (27°C)
Last update 22 Mar 06:55 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

11 Miles SSW Ridgecrest CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 60. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 83. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind around 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 60. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 83. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind around 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. North northwest wind around 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
11 Miles SSW Ridgecrest CA
 35.48°N 117.71°W (Elev. 4049 ft)
Last Update:
6:56 pm PDT Mar 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm PDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 29, 2026
 
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