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Current conditions at

China Lake, Naval Air Facility (KNID)

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

Clear

63°F

17°C

Humidity 35%
Wind Speed WSW 5 MPH
Barometer 29.79 in (1008.81 mb)
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Apr 10:56 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

17 Miles WNW China Lake CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing dust. Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 55. Windy, with a west wind 31 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy

    Low: 55 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing dust. Sunny, with a high near 65. Windy, with a west wind 28 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy

    High: 65 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Areas of blowing dust before 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Very windy, with a west northwest wind 33 to 43 mph decreasing to 18 to 28 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

    Areas Blowing
    Dust and Very
    Windy

    Low: 47 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 69. West northwest wind 10 to 16 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Sunny

    High: 69 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy blowing dust between 8pm and 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

    Low: 52 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

    Sunny

    High: 74 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 54 °F

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

    Sunny

    High: 77 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 58.

    Clear

    Low: 58 °F

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy blowing dust. Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 55. Windy, with a west wind 31 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing dust. Sunny, with a high near 65. Windy, with a west wind 28 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
Friday Night
Areas of blowing dust before 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Very windy, with a west northwest wind 33 to 43 mph decreasing to 18 to 28 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 69. West northwest wind 10 to 16 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
Patchy blowing dust between 8pm and 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 58.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 59.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
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Point Forecast:
17 Miles WNW China Lake CA
 35.81°N 117.92°W (Elev. 3704 ft)
5:23 pm PDT Apr 25, 2024
11pm PDT Apr 25, 2024-6pm PDT May 2, 2024
 
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