Heavy Precipitation in the West; Wintry Mix in the North; Fire Weather in the High Plains

Pacific moisture will continue to bring locally heavy coastal/lower elevation rain and heavy mountain snow to the West Coast and portions of the Intermountain West through Monday. A wintry mix will create hazardous travel across the northern Plains and Upper Midwest into early Monday. Dry, gusty winds are resulting in elevated to critical fire weather in the south/central High Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

China Lake, Naval Air Facility (KNID)

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

Partly Cloudy

51°F

11°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed SSW 10 MPH
Barometer 29.91 in (1012.87 mb)
Dewpoint 42°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 04 Jan 06:56 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SW China Lake CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 37. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 58. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind.

    High: 56 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Calm wind.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 56. West wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 37. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 58. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 56. West wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 58. North wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 60. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles SW China Lake CA
 35.68°N 117.7°W (Elev. 2231 ft)
6:57 pm PST Jan 4, 2026
7pm PST Jan 4, 2026-6pm PST Jan 11, 2026
 
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