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Ridgecrest, CA weather

It is 57°F and clear at China Lake, Naval Air Facility as of Oct 28, 1:56 AM PDT. Overnight: Mostly Cloudy, low near 45°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 1:56 AM PDT.

Updated Oct 28, 2:26 AM PDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

57°F

Clear

Wind

SW 10 mph

Humidity 20% · dew point 16°F

Pressure · visibility

—

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at China Lake, Naval Air Facility (KNID), Oct 28, 1:56 AM PDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Ridgecrest forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS HNX forecast area

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From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. California has 8 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Ridgecrest (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 2 AM53°FMostly Cloudy0%SSW 5 mph
Wed 3 AM51°FMostly Cloudy0%SSW 5 mph
Wed 4 AM48°FMostly Cloudy0%S 5 mph
Wed 5 AM47°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 6 AM46°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 7 AM45°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 8 AM47°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 9 AM53°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 10 AM60°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 11 AM64°FSunny0% 0 mph
Wed 12 PM68°FSunny0% 0 mph
Wed 1 PM70°FSunny0% 0 mph
Wed 2 PM72°FSunny0% 0 mph
Wed 3 PM72°FSunny0% 0 mph
Wed 4 PM72°FSunny0% 0 mph
Wed 5 PM73°FMostly Sunny0% 0 mph
Wed 6 PM68°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 7 PM65°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 8 PM63°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 9 PM60°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 10 PM59°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Wed 11 PM57°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Thu 12 AM56°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Thu 1 AM55°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Ridgecrest can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 45°F

Mostly cloudy. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 74°F·Low 49°F

Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. Wind around 0 mph.

Thursday

High 74°F·Low 48°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind around 0 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday

High 73°F·Low 46°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South southwest wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday

High 69°F·Low 48°F

A slight chance of rain after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday

High 69°F·Low 45°F

A chance of rain before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. West southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind 0 to 5 mph.

Monday

High 70°F·Low 46°F

Sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 0 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind around 0 mph.

Tuesday

High 70°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. East southeast wind around 0 mph.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Ridgecrest is served by the National Weather Service HNX forecast office, forecast zone CAZ337, county zone CAC029.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Ridgecrest (35.6285, -117.6640), in Kern County. Population: 28,373 (2024 estimate), number 251 of the 296 California cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KEYX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/35.6285,-117.664 (forecast issued Oct 28, 1:56 AM PDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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