Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. Read More >

Current conditions at

SCE Grapevine Canyon (SE447)

Lat: 35.732°NLon: 117.87001°WElev: 2554.0ft.

NA

50°F

10°C

Humidity 22%
Wind Speed ENE 4 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 13°F (-11°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill49°F (9°C)
Last update 25 Jan 10:40 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

16 Miles W Ridgecrest CA

  • Today

    Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 48 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

    Low: 39 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 49. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 38. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 51. North wind around 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 48. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 49. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 38. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 51. North wind around 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
16 Miles W Ridgecrest CA
 35.67°N 117.95°W (Elev. 5322 ft)
9:56 am PST Jan 25, 2026
10am PST Jan 25, 2026-6pm PST Jan 31, 2026
 
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