Excessive Heat Watch 1:00 AM Excessive Heat Warning — Indian Wells Valley, CA, Mojave Desert Slopes, CA, Mojave Desert, CA 1:00 AM

Ridgecrest, California

Last updated: 5:21 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
38°C
Feels like 35°
Clear
▲ 39°  /  ▼ 16°
Wind
14 mph SW
Humidity
6%
Dew Point
-6°
Pressure
26.96 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
8.5
Cloud Cover
0%
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Ridgecrest is currently clear at 38°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Sunrise: 5:56AM · Sunset: 7:57PM.

Alerts

Excessive Heat Watch
Expires 1:00 AM
Excessive Heat Warning
Indian Wells Valley, CA, Mojave Desert Slopes, CA, Mojave Desert, CA
Expires 1:00 AM
67 AQI · Moderate Dominant: O3 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
38°
3%
4 PM
36°
3%
5 PM
39°
3%
6 PM
37°
3%
7 PM
34°
3%
8 PM
32°
3%
9 PM
32°
3%
10 PM
30°
3%
11 PM
29°
3%
12 AM
28°
3%
1 AM
27°
3%
2 AM
26°
3%
3 AM
26°
3%
4 AM
24°
3%
5 AM
20°
3%
6 AM
22°
3%
7 AM
23°
3%
8 AM
26°
3%
9 AM
26°
3%
10 AM
30°
3%
11 AM
31°
3%
12 PM
32°
3%
1 PM
34°
3%
2 PM
35°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Today
39° 16°
Clear.
Thu
39° 16°
Clear.
Fri
41° 18°
Clear.
Sat
42° 21°
Clear.
Sun
42° 24°
Clear.
Mon
42° 24°
Clear.
Tue
42° 24°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 38° Clear 3% 14 mph SW 6%
4 PM 36° Clear 3% 17 mph SW 5%
5 PM 39° Clear 3% 17 mph WSW 6%
6 PM 37° Clear 3% 16 mph WSW 8%
7 PM 34° Clear 3% 15 mph WSW 11%
8 PM 32° Clear 3% 14 mph WSW 14%
9 PM 32° Clear 3% 13 mph WSW 16%
10 PM 30° Clear 3% 12 mph WSW 19%
11 PM 29° Clear 3% 12 mph WSW 20%
12 AM 28° Clear 3% 11 mph SW 22%
1 AM 27° Clear 3% 10 mph SW 25%
2 AM 26° Clear 3% 9 mph SW 27%
3 AM 26° Clear 3% 8 mph SW 29%
4 AM 24° Clear 3% 8 mph SW 31%
5 AM 20° Clear 3% 7 mph SW 31%
6 AM 22° Clear 3% 6 mph SW 27%
7 AM 23° Clear 3% 5 mph SW 23%
8 AM 26° Clear 3% 5 mph SW 18%
9 AM 26° Clear 3% 4 mph SW 15%
10 AM 30° Clear 3% 4 mph SW 12%
11 AM 31° Clear 3% 4 mph SSW 10%
12 PM 32° Clear 3% 5 mph SSW 9%
1 PM 34° Clear 3% 7 mph SSW 8%
2 PM 35° Clear 3% 8 mph SW 7%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/29
Clear
3%
16°
39°
Thu
7/30
Clear
3%
16°
39°
Fri
7/31
Clear
3%
18°
41°
Sat
8/1
Clear
3%
21°
42°
Sun
8/2
Clear
3%
24°
42°
Mon
8/3
Clear
3%
24°
42°
Tue
8/4
Clear
3%
24°
42°
Wed
8/5
Clear
8%
23°
42°
Thu
8/6
Clear
3%
23°
41°
Fri
8/7
Clear
3%
23°
39°
Sat
8/8
Clear
3%
21°
36°
Sun
8/9
Clear
25%
22°
35°
Mon
8/10
Clear
25%
22°
35°
Tue
8/11
Clear
25%
22°
34°
Wed
8/12
Clear
25%
22°
35°
67
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: O3
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
37 AQI 6.8 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
Dominant
67 AQI 60 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Thu 67 Moderate 67 37
Fri 50 Good 50 19
Sat 58 Moderate 58 18
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Wed Jul 29, 21:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE155 J/kg
MLCAPE24 J/kg
MUCAPE155 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index7.3
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear9 kt
0–1 km Shear4 kt
Eff. Shear5 kt
0–1 km SRH-14
0–3 km SRH-20
Eff. SRH-20
Storm Motion221° @ 28 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.0
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado-0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index-8.0
Thermo & Levels
PWAT0.22 in
0–3 km LR9.7 °C/km
700–500 LR6.7 °C/km
Total Totals27.2
LCL480 hPa
LFC913 hPa
EL657 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,744 ft