Active Spring Like Pattern Across the Country

A frontal boundary will slowly move eastward and clear most of the eastern seaboard by Sunday. Showers and thunderstorms, some severe, will accompany this front alongside the threat of heavy rainfall; These threats may linger along the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Meanwhile, record spring-like warmth is forecast, mainly east of the Mississippi River, this weekend into next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

China Lake, Naval Air Facility (KNID)

Lat: 35.68639°NLon: 117.69°WElev: 2283.0ft.

Clear

49°F

9°C

Humidity 26%
Wind Speed N 13 MPH
Barometer 30.17 in (1021.67 mb)
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 07 Mar 04:56 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

Ridgecrest CA

Wind Advisory March 7, 05:49am until March 7, 10:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory March 7, 05:49am until March 7, 10:00pm

    NOW until 10:00pm Sat

    Wind Advisory

  • Today

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 43. North northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 43. North northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 44. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 49. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ridgecrest CA
 35.62°N 117.68°W (Elev. 2293 ft)
4:56 am PST Mar 7, 2026
5am PST Mar 7, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 13, 2026
 
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