Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

WALKER PASS (ONYC1)

Lat: 35.66583°NLon: 118.05694°WElev: 5572.0ft.

74°F

23°C

Humidity	19%
Wind Speed	S 12 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	29°F (-2°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	20 Mar 07:00 PM PDT

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Extended Forecast for

17 Miles W Ridgecrest CA

Tonight
Low: 63 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 79 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Mostly
Sunny and
Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 61 °F
Decreasing
Clouds and
Windy
Sunday
High: 80 °F
Sunny and
Breezy then
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 59 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 79 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 60 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Tuesday
High: 80 °F
Sunny and
Breezy then
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 60 °F
Clear and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South southwest wind around 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 61. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South southwest wind around 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming east southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night

Clear, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 82. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night

Clear, with a low around 59. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming east in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.