Ridgecrest, CA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (93555)
Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 77°F
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Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 77°F
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This Date in Weather History
1777 - The Battle of Germantown was fought in a morning fog that grew more dense with the smoke of battle, causing great confusion. Americans firing at each other contributed to the loss of the battle.
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Ridgecrest 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Saturday Oct 4
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind around 0 mph.
Night: Clear. Low around 56, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. Southwest wind around 0 mph.
Sunday Oct 5
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West southwest wind around 0 mph.
Monday Oct 6
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 59. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tuesday Oct 7
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 60. West northwest wind around 0 mph.
Wednesday Oct 8
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 58. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Oct 9
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87. South southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Oct 10
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:49 AM
Sunset 6:31 PM
Last Light 6:57 PM
Moonset 3:59 AM
Weather Near Ridgecrest
Contiguous United States Extremes
Fri's High Temperature
103 at Gila Bend, AZ and 3 Miles East Southeast Of Casa Grande, AZ
Sat's Low Temperature
24 at 19 Miles Northeast Of Kirk, OR
Weather Folklore
Burning wood pops more before rain and snow.
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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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