Ridgecrest, CA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Mostly Clear 38°F
Feels Like 38°F  
Humidity 94% Dew Point 36°F Wind Calm Barometer 30.24 in.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 0.8 mi. SE of central Ridgecrest
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Point Forecast at a Glance

WedNov 26
Wed Nov 26: Sunny, High 66F, Low 43F
66
43
ThuNov 27
Thu Nov 27: Partly Sunny, High 69F, Low 43F
69
43
FriNov 28
Fri Nov 28: Sunny, High 69F, Low 42F
69
42
SatNov 29
Sat Nov 29: Mostly Sunny, High 66F, Low 40F
66
40
SunNov 30
Sun Nov 30: Rain, High 62F, Low 38F
20%
62
38
MonDec 1
Mon Dec 1: Sunny, High 61F, Low 39F
61
39
TueDec 2
Tue Dec 2: Sunny, High 62F
62
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures remain relatively stable through the week, ranging from 61°F to 69°F. Mostly dry conditions with only one day showing rain chances.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 2°F above the historical average for November-December. Normal highs for this period are around 63°F with lows around 35°F.

This Date in Weather History

1987 - A Thanksgiving Day storm in the northeastern U.S. produced heavy snow in northern New England and upstate New York. Snowfall totals in Maine ranged up to twenty inches at Flagstaff Lake. Totals in New Hampshire ranged up to 18 inches at Errol. Gales lashed the coast of Maine and New Hampshire. A second storm, over the Southern and Central Rockies, produced nine inches of snow at Kanosh UT, and 13 inches at Divide CO, with five inches reported at Denver CO.

More on this and other weather history

Ridgecrest, CA 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Wednesday Nov 26

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

Thursday Nov 27

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 43. Calm wind.

Friday Nov 28

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.

Saturday Nov 29

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Nov 30

Rain

Day: A 20 percent chance of rain after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. West wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

Monday Dec 1

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 61. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Calm wind.

Tuesday Dec 2

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind.


About Ridgecrest, CA

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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