Heavy Snow in the Northwest; Wintry Mix from the Great Lakes to Northeast
Two cold fronts will pass through the Northwest U.S. this week with the main impact being heavy mountain snow across the Cascades, and northern Rockies. A quick moving storm system will bring mixed precipitation including some freezing rain to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes today then the Northeast U.S. tonight into Wednesday. Read More >
Current conditions at
China Lake, Naval Air Facility (KNID)
Lat: 35.68639°NLon: 117.69°WElev: 2283.0ft.
Mostly Cloudy
54°F
12°C
| Humidity | 54% |
| Wind Speed | N 0 MPH |
| Barometer | 30.09 in (1018.96 mb) |
| Dewpoint | 38°F (3°C) |
| Visibility | 10.00 mi |
| Last update | 06 Jan 01:56 PM PST |
Extended Forecast for
4 Miles SW China Lake CA
This Afternoon
High: 56 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 33 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 57 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 34 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 55 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 28 °F
Clear
Friday
High: 53 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 27 °F
Clear
Saturday
High: 56 °F
Sunny
Detailed Forecast
This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 55. West wind around 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 28. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 53. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 27. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 56. North wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 61. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
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Point Forecast:
4 Miles SW China Lake CA
35.68°N 117.7°W (Elev. 2231 ft)
35.68°N 117.7°W (Elev. 2231 ft)
1:56 pm PST Jan 6, 2026
2pm PST Jan 6, 2026-6pm PST Jan 12, 2026
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