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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Wind Advisory in effect from October 15, 06:00 AM PDT until October 16, 10:00 PM PDT

Current conditions at

China Lake, Naval Air Facility (KNID)

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

Clear

51°F

11°C

Humidity	24%
Wind Speed	WSW 6 MPH
Barometer	30.18 in (1022.01 mb)
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	15 Oct 12:56 AM PDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles S Ridgecrest CA

Wind Advisory October 15, 06:00am until October 16, 10:00pm

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Wind Advisory

Overnight
Low: 57 °F
Clear
Thursday
High: 81 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 61 °F
Clear then
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Friday
High: 82 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Friday Night
Low: 60 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 80 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 60 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 79 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 58 °F
Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Clear, with a steady temperature around 57. Calm wind.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a northeast wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Thursday Night

Clear, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 82. Windy, with an east northeast wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Clear, with a low around 58. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 73. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.