Ridgecrest, CA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (93555)
Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 81°F
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Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 81°F
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This Date in Weather History
1981 - The temperature at San Juan, Puerto Rico, soared to 98 degrees to establish an all-time record for that location.
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Ridgecrest 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Thursday Oct 9
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 64, with temperatures rising to around 66 overnight. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Friday Oct 10
Day: Sunny. High near 89, with temperatures falling to around 87 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 59, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Oct 11
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. West southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 51. West wind 5 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Oct 12
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday Oct 13
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Oct 14
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Oct 15
Day: A slight chance of rain before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Oct 16
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:53 AM
Sunset 6:24 PM
Last Light 6:50 PM
Moonset 9:51 AM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Thu's High Temperature
102 at 16 Miles Southwest Of Tecopa, CA and Death Valley, CA and 2 Miles Southwest Of Parker, AZ
Thu's Low Temperature
15 at Mount Washington, NH
Weather Folklore
Chickweeds close their leaves before a rain.
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About Ridgecrest, California
Ridgecrest is a city in Kern County, California, United States, along U.S. Route 395 in the Indian Wells Valley in northeastern Kern County, adjacent to the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake (NAWS, or China Lake). It was incorporated as a city in 1963. The population was 27,959 at the 2020 census, up slightly from 27,616 at the 2010 census, making it the third-largest city in Kern County.
Ridgecrest is surrounded by four mountain ranges; the Sierra Nevada on the west, the Coso Range on the north, the Argus Range on the east, and the El Paso Mountains on the south. The most isolated community in Kern county, it is approximately 82 miles (132 km) from the Lancaster/Palmdale area, 110 miles (177 km) from Bakersfield, and 120 miles (193 km) from San Bernardino, the three nearest major urban centers. Private air travel in and out of the city is provided through the Inyokern Airport. There are currently no scheduled commercial flights.
The city has been near the epicenter of major earthquakes, including one in 1995 and a series of quakes in July 2019.
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