Ridgecrest, CA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (93555)
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Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 76°F
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Point Forecast at a Glance
This Date in Weather History
1752 - The second severe hurricane in two weeks hit the Carolinas. The Onslow County Courthouse was destroyed along with all its records, and Beacon Island disappeared.
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Ridgecrest 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Wednesday Oct 1
Night: Clear. Low around 60, with temperatures rising to around 63 overnight. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Oct 2
Day: Sunny. High near 88, with temperatures falling to around 86 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Oct 3
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. West southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Oct 4
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 56. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Sunday Oct 5
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday Oct 6
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tuesday Oct 7
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Wednesday Oct 8
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:46 AM
Sunset 6:35 PM
Last Light 7:01 PM
Moonset 12:39 AM
Weather Near Ridgecrest
Contiguous United States Extremes
Wed's High Temperature
101 at Rio Grande Village, TX
Wed's Low Temperature
26 at Saranac Lake, NY and 2 Miles East Of Alfred, NY
Weather Folklore
Bubbles over calm beds of water means rain is coming.
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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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