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

9 Miles SW Ridgecrest CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 47. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 74. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles SW Ridgecrest CA
 35.53°N 117.78°W (Elev. 2841 ft)
9:57 pm PST Feb 25, 2026
10pm PST Feb 25, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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