Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

SCE Grapevine Canyon (SE447)

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

NA

69°F

21°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed NNW 6 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 25 Feb 08:50 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

16 Miles W Ridgecrest CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 56. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 67. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 56. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 67. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 72. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 64. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
16 Miles W Ridgecrest CA
 35.67°N 117.95°W (Elev. 5322 ft)
8:57 pm PST Feb 25, 2026
9pm PST Feb 25, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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