Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. 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

16 Miles WSW Ridgecrest CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the morning.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 81. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
16 Miles WSW Ridgecrest CA
 35.54°N 117.92°W (Elev. 2986 ft)
2:57 pm PST Feb 25, 2026
3pm PST Feb 25, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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