Ridgecrest, CA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (93555)
Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 55°F
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Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 55°F
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This Date in Weather History
1984 - The temperature at Honolulu, Hawaii, reached 94 degrees to establish an all-time record at that location.
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Ridgecrest 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Monday Oct 6
Day: Sunny. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 83 in the afternoon. North northeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 59, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tuesday Oct 7
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 59. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Wednesday Oct 8
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 59. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Oct 9
Day: A slight chance of rain after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 87. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Oct 10
Day: A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South southwest wind 0 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: A slight chance of rain before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 58. 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.
Saturday Oct 11
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Oct 12
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:50 AM
Sunset 6:28 PM
Last Light 6:54 PM
Moonset 6:15 AM
Weather Near Ridgecrest
Contiguous United States Extremes
Sun's High Temperature
99 at Rio Grande Village, TX
Sun's Low Temperature
15 at 27 Miles South Of Bonanza, UT
Weather Folklore
The higher the clouds, the fairer the weather.
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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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