Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Central Plains; Active Pattern in the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions to the central and southern Plains today into Wednesday. Use caution with any potential ignition sources. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Wind Advisory until February 18, 04:00 PM PST

Current conditions at

CW9763 Inyokern (C9763)

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

N/A

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

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Extended Forecast for

9 Miles SW Ridgecrest CA

Wind Advisory February 17, 08:59am until February 18, 04:00pm

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Wind Advisory

Wind Advisory February 17, 08:59am until February 18, 04:00pm
NOW until 4:00pm Wed
Wind Advisory
Today
High: 53 °F
Chance Rain
and Windy
Tonight
Low: 36 °F
Windy. Rain
then
Rain/Snow
Wednesday
High: 46 °F
Breezy.
Chance Snow
then Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 33 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Chance
Snow
Thursday
High: 47 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow
then Chance
Rain and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 30 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Breezy
Friday
High: 49 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 30 percent chance of rain after 10am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 53. Wind chill values as low as 32 early. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tonight

Rain before 4am, then rain, possibly mixed with snow. Snow level 5000 feet lowering to 3100 feet after midnight . Low around 36. Wind chill values as low as 27. Windy, with a south southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of snow before 10am. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 46. Wind chill values as low as 24 early. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Wind chill values as low as 25. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday

A chance of rain and snow before 10am, then a chance of rain. Snow level 3000 feet rising to 4000 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night

A chance of rain before 10pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 10pm and 1am, then a slight chance of snow after 1am. Snow level 3800 feet lowering to 2800 feet after midnight . Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 49. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind around 5 mph.