Ridgecrest, CA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (93555)
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This Date in Weather History
1939 - A west coast hurricane moved onshore south of Los Angeles bringing unprecedented rains along the southern coast of California. Nearly five and a half inches of rain drenched Los Angeles during a 24 hour period. The hurricane caused two million dollars damage, mostly to structures along the coast and to crops, and claimed 45 lives at sea. ""El Cordonazo"" produced 5.66 inches of rain at Los Angeles and 11.6 inches of rain at Mount Wilson, both records for the month of September.
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Ridgecrest 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Wednesday Sep 24
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 67, with temperatures rising to around 70 overnight. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Sep 25
Day: Sunny. High near 90, with temperatures falling to around 88 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Sep 26
Day: Sunny, with a high near 92. North wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Saturday Sep 27
Day: A slight chance of rain between 11am and 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Sep 28
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday Sep 29
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Sep 30
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Oct 1
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:41 AM
Sunset 6:46 PM
Last Light 7:11 PM
Moonset 8:03 PM
Weather Near Ridgecrest
Contiguous United States Extremes
Wed's High Temperature
110 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
19 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID
Weather Folklore
When spiders webs in air do fly, the spell will soon be very dry.
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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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