Fire Weather Concerns for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Severe Weather in the Central Plains

Dry and windy conditions will bring widespread fire weather concerns to the northern/central Plains and portions of the Southwest into the southern Plains. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains today into this weekend. Rain and high elevation snow is expected over parts of the Cascades and Northern Intermountain Region through Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Wind Advisory in effect from May 15, 05:00 PM PDT until May 17, 11:00 PM PDT

Current conditions at

INYOKERN (MKIYK)

Lat: 35.65884°NLon: 117.82951°WElev: 2455.0ft.

88°F

31°C

Humidity	10%
Wind Speed	N 0 MPH
Barometer	29.92 in (1013.21 mb)
Dewpoint	25°F (-4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	84°F (29°C)
Last update	14 May 12:55 PM PDT

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Extended Forecast for

15 Miles W Ridgecrest CA

Wind Advisory May 15, 05:00pm until May 17, 11:00pm

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Wind Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 85 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 66 °F
Clear and
Breezy then
Clear
Friday
High: 85 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 66 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Saturday
High: 78 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 58 °F
Clear and
Windy
Sunday
High: 75 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 53 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Clear
Monday
High: 71 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming west southwest. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tonight

Clear, with a low around 66. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Saturday Night

Clear, with a low around 58. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 75. Windy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind around 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday Night

Clear, with a low around 60. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.