Ridgecrest, California 7 Day Weather Forecast
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NWS Forecast for Ridgecrest CA
National Weather Service Forecast for:
Ridgecrest CA
Issued by: National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley/Hanford, CA |
Updated: 2:58 am PST Nov 23, 2024 |
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Overnight
Partly Cloudy
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Saturday
Slight Chance Rain and Breezy
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Saturday Night
Slight Chance Rain then Mostly Clear
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Sunday
Mostly Sunny
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Sunday Night
Partly Cloudy then Chance Rain
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Monday
Rain Likely
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Monday Night
Rain Likely
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Tuesday
Rain Likely
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Tuesday Night
Chance Rain
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Lo 48 °F |
Hi 71 °F |
Lo 46 °F |
Hi 65 °F |
Lo 40 °F |
Hi 59 °F |
Lo 46 °F |
Hi 67 °F |
Lo 50 °F |
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Overnight
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Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 48. South southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. |
Saturday
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A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. |
Saturday Night
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A 20 percent chance of rain before 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. |
Sunday
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Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. |
Sunday Night
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A 30 percent chance of rain after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. |
Monday
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Rain likely, mainly after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. |
Monday Night
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Rain likely, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. |
Tuesday
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Rain likely, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. |
Tuesday Night
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A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. |
Wednesday
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A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. |
Wednesday Night
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Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northwest wind around 5 mph. |
Thanksgiving Day
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Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning. |
Thursday Night
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Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm. |
Friday
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Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind. |
Forecast from NOAA-NWS
for Ridgecrest CA.
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Weather Forecast Discussion
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FXUS66 KHNX 222357
AFDHNX
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Hanford CA
357 PM PST Fri Nov 22 2024
.UPDATED AIR QUALITY ISSUES SECTION...
.KEY MESSAGES...
1. A strong winter storm system is forecast to impact Central
California tonight through this weekend. Portions of the San
Joaquin Valley and the Sierra Nevada Foothills may see moderate
to heavy rainfall rates at times with moderate to heavy snowfall
rates in the Sierra Nevada.
2. A Winter Storm Warning romaines in effect for the Sierra
Nevada above 6,500 feet from 4 PM today through 4 PM Tuesday.
Accumulations of 10 to 24 inches are possible with up to 4 feet
at the high elevations. Wind gusts could reach up to 50 miles
per hour. The probability of receiving 24 inches of snow by 10
PM Saturday is 55% for Tuolumne Meadows and 55% for Tioga Pass.
3. The probability of receiving at least one half inch of rain
by 4 PM Saturday is 99% for Merced decreasing towards the south
to 90% in Fresno, 45% in Visalia, and 5% in Bakersfield.
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.DISCUSSION...The dry conditions and unseasonably warm
temperatures which have prevailed across our area will soon be
departing as the first strong winter storm of the season takes
aim at central California.
Satellite imagery continues to show a large quasi-stationary
upper low off the PAC NW coast which is pulling up a surge of
deep moisture and into northern California. This atmospheric
river has been moving slowly southward toward the northern
portions of our CWFA today with some areas just north of our
CWFA picking up moderate to heavy rainfall.
SREF is indicating the precipitation band will push into our
CWFA this evening although the tining is a little slower than
previously forecasted. the precipitation band will impact most
of the CWFA north of Kern County by 09Z Saturday and into the
entire CWFA except for the Kern County Desert areas by 18Z
Saturday. Although the timing is slower, probabilities of
moderate to locally heavy rainfall remain impressive. Snow
levels will be above 8000 feet when the precipitation moves in
tonight lowering to around 7000 feet by Saturday afternoon.
Probability for 0.75 inches for selected cities on Saturday:
Mariposa 100%
Oakhurst 100%
Merced: 85%
Madera: 75%
Fresno: 70%
Visalia: 35%
Coalinga: 15%
Lemoore: 20%
Hanford: 30%
Porterville: 25%
Bakersfield: 5%
The main rain band with the first system is progged to move out
of our area by Saturday night with unsettled weather and
showery conditions prevailing across our area on Sunday. A
second system is still progged to move across central CA on
Monday night and Tuesday bringing additional precipitation to
our area. This system is progged to be a bit cooler with snow
levels expected to lower to 6000 to 6500 feet.
An upper ridge is progged to build into CA by Thanksgiving day
which will result in a trend toward drier conditions across our
area later next week with night/morning fog possible in the San
Joaquin Valley. Long range progs are continuing to show that
it may stay calm through the first few days of December.
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.AVIATION...VFR conditions will prevail across the central
CA interior until 06Z, when a mix of VFR and MVFR conditions
begin, along with increasing areas of mountain obscuring IFR
conditions. This is expected to continue through at least 24Z
Satruday.
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.AIR QUALITY ISSUES...
ISSUED: 11/22/2024 15:18
EXPIRES: 11/23/2024 23:59
On Saturday November 23 2024, Fireplace/Wood Stove Burning Status
is: No Burning Unless Registered in Kern County. Burning Discouraged
in Fresno, Kings, Madera, Merced, and Tulare Counties, and Kern
(Greater Frazier Park Area) and Sequoia National Park and Forest.
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.CERTAINTY...
The level of certainty for days 1 and 2 is medium.
The level of certainty for days 3 through 7 is medium.
Certainty levels include low...medium...and high. Please visit
www.weather.gov/hnx/certainty.html for additional information
and/or to provide feedback.
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.HNX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Winter Storm Warning from 4 PM this afternoon to 4 PM PST
Tuesday for CAZ323-326>331.
&&
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