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

24 Miles NW China Lake CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 51. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 67. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 51. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 67. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 10am. Snow level 7100 feet. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 59. West wind around 15 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
24 Miles NW China Lake CA
 35.92°N 117.97°W (Elev. 6083 ft)
8:57 pm PST Feb 25, 2026
9pm PST Feb 25, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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