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

Ridgecrest, California

Last updated: 7:27 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
39°C
Feels like 36°
Clear
▲ 39°  /  ▼ 17°
Wind
16 mph WSW
Humidity
7%
Dew Point
-5°
Pressure
27.21 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
5.8
Cloud Cover
0%
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Ridgecrest is currently clear at 39°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Sunrise: 5:55AM · Sunset: 7:57PM.

Alerts

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
39°
3%
6 PM
38°
3%
7 PM
34°
3%
8 PM
32°
3%
9 PM
32°
3%
10 PM
31°
3%
11 PM
29°
3%
12 AM
28°
3%
1 AM
27°
3%
2 AM
26°
3%
3 AM
25°
3%
4 AM
24°
3%
5 AM
20°
3%
6 AM
22°
3%
7 AM
24°
3%
8 AM
27°
3%
9 AM
27°
3%
10 AM
28°
3%
11 AM
31°
3%
12 PM
34°
3%
1 PM
36°
3%
2 PM
37°
3%
3 PM
37°
3%
4 PM
38°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Today
39° 17°
Clear.
Thu
40° 17°
Clear.
Fri
41° 19°
Clear.
Sat
43° 22°
Clear.
Sun
42° 24°
Clear.
Mon
42° 24°
Clear.
Tue
43° 24°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 39° Clear 3% 16 mph WSW 7%
6 PM 38° Clear 3% 15 mph WSW 7%
7 PM 34° Clear 3% 14 mph WSW 10%
8 PM 32° Clear 3% 13 mph SW 12%
9 PM 32° Clear 3% 11 mph SW 15%
10 PM 31° Clear 3% 10 mph SW 17%
11 PM 29° Clear 3% 9 mph WSW 20%
12 AM 28° Clear 3% 8 mph WSW 21%
1 AM 27° Clear 3% 8 mph SW 23%
2 AM 26° Clear 3% 7 mph SW 24%
3 AM 25° Clear 3% 6 mph SW 26%
4 AM 24° Clear 3% 5 mph SW 27%
5 AM 20° Clear 3% 4 mph SW 26%
6 AM 22° Clear 3% 4 mph SW 23%
7 AM 24° Clear 3% 2 mph SW 20%
8 AM 27° Clear 3% 2 mph WSW 16%
9 AM 27° Clear 3% 2 mph SSW 14%
10 AM 28° Clear 3% 2 mph SSE 12%
11 AM 31° Clear 3% 3 mph S 10%
12 PM 34° Clear 3% 4 mph SSW 8%
1 PM 36° Clear 3% 6 mph SSW 6%
2 PM 37° Clear 3% 7 mph SSW 6%
3 PM 37° Clear 3% 9 mph SSW 6%
4 PM 38° Clear 3% 10 mph SW 6%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/29
Clear
3%
17°
39°
Thu
7/30
Clear
3%
17°
40°
Fri
7/31
Clear
3%
19°
41°
Sat
8/1
Clear
3%
22°
43°
Sun
8/2
Clear
3%
24°
42°
Mon
8/3
Clear
3%
24°
42°
Tue
8/4
Clear
3%
24°
43°
Wed
8/5
Clear
8%
23°
43°
Thu
8/6
Clear
3%
23°
42°
Fri
8/7
Clear
3%
23°
41°
Sat
8/8
Clear
3%
22°
39°
Sun
8/9
Clear
25%
22°
35°
Mon
8/10
Clear
25%
21°
34°
Tue
8/11
Clear
25%
22°
34°
Wed
8/12
Clear
25%
22°
34°
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
32 AQI 5.8 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
Dominant
67 AQI 60 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 67 Moderate 67 32
Fri 51 Moderate 51 20
Sat 58 Moderate 58 19
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, 23:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE103 J/kg
MLCAPE14 J/kg
MUCAPE103 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index8.0
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear7 kt
0–1 km Shear4 kt
Eff. Shear3 kt
0–1 km SRH-2
0–3 km SRH6
Eff. SRH6
Storm Motion240° @ 29 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.0
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado-0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index-9.3
Thermo & Levels
PWAT0.22 in
0–3 km LR9.5 °C/km
700–500 LR6.5 °C/km
Total Totals26.1
LCL484 hPa
LFC921 hPa
EL675 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,203 ft