As of 17:45 PDT

Weather in Ridgecrest, CA

79°Current weather

Ridgecrest, Sunday, 18 October, 17:45

Clear. Feels like 79°. High 80°, low 56°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind5 mph NE
Humidity18%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point32°

Monthly outlook for Ridgecrest, CA: average high 73°, average low 53.2°. That is 0.5° below the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 2 days (about 0.2 inches), against a normal of 1 days and 0.1 inches. The warmest day looks like 19 October (82.5°), the coolest 31 October (45.9°).

73°/53.2°
Average high / low
−0.5°
Below normal
2 / 1
Wet days / normal
0.2 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
18 October – 27 October76.6°75.8°+0.4°
28 October – 6 November67.2°70.9°-2.1°
7 November – 16 Novemberat normal66.4°—

October records over 66 years

101.3°1 October 2024All-time high
30.6°29 October 1971All-time low
Mon, 1982° / 53°0Clear
82 °Clear

Ridgecrest, Monday, 19 October

Clear. High 82°, low 53°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind2.4 mph NE
Humidity19%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point32°
Tue, 2081° / 52°0Clear
81 °Clear

Ridgecrest, Tuesday, 20 October

Clear. High 81°, low 52°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind2.9 mph N
Humidity23%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point35°
Wed, 2175° / 59°0.07Light rain
75 °Light rain

Ridgecrest, Wednesday, 21 October

Light rain. High 75°, low 59°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind8.4 mph SE
Humidity30%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point41°
Thu, 2267° / 54°0.12Light rain
67 °Light rain

Ridgecrest, Thursday, 22 October

Light rain. High 67°, low 54°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind0.6 mph W
Humidity60%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point48°
Fri, 2368° / 50°0Clear
68 °Clear

Ridgecrest, Friday, 23 October

Clear. High 68°, low 50°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind3.1 mph SW
Humidity57%
Visibility—
Dew point43°
Sat, 2477° / 54°0Clear
77 °Clear

Ridgecrest, Saturday, 24 October

Clear. High 77°, low 54°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind10.2 mph E
Humidity32%
Visibility—
Dew point35°
Sun, 2577° / 58°0Clear
77 °Clear

Ridgecrest, Sunday, 25 October

Clear. High 77°, low 58°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind3.4 mph NW
Humidity14%
Visibility—
Dew point18°
Mon, 2679° / 59°0Overcast
79 °Overcast

Ridgecrest, Monday, 26 October

Overcast. High 79°, low 59°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind14.3 mph S
Humidity18%
Visibility—
Dew point24°
Tue, 2780° / 58°0Overcast
80 °Overcast

Ridgecrest, Tuesday, 27 October

Overcast. High 80°, low 58°.

Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind20.4 mph SW
Humidity21%
Visibility—
Dew point27°
Wed, 2868° / 54°0Overcast
68 °Overcast

Ridgecrest, Wednesday, 28 October

Overcast. High 68°, low 54°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind5.5 mph S
Humidity28%
Visibility—
Dew point28°
Thu, 2969° / 49°0Clear
69 °Clear

Ridgecrest, Thursday, 29 October

Clear. High 69°, low 49°.

Pressure29.80 inHg
Wind15.2 mph SW
Humidity25%
Visibility—
Dew point23°
Fri, 3062° / 47°0Clear
62 °Clear

Ridgecrest, Friday, 30 October

Clear. High 62°, low 47°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind21.4 mph S
Humidity29%
Visibility—
Dew point23°
Sat, 3162° / 46°0Light rain
62 °Light rain

Ridgecrest, Saturday, 31 October

Light rain. High 62°, low 46°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind5.8 mph W
Humidity40%
Visibility—
Dew point30°
Sun, 0169° / 49°0Clear
69 °Clear

Ridgecrest, Sunday, 1 November

Clear. High 69°, low 49°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind5.8 mph SW
Humidity31%
Visibility—
Dew point29°
Mon, 0273° / 55°0Clear
73 °Clear

Ridgecrest, Monday, 2 November

Clear. High 73°, low 55°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind16.6 mph NE
Humidity18%
Visibility—
Dew point22°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Tue, 0371° / 50°0Climate normal
71 °Climate normal

Ridgecrest, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high71°
Average low50°
Average precipitation0 in
Chance of precipitation2%
Record high84° (2010)
Record low37° (2003)
Wed, 0471° / 50°0.01Climate normal
71 °Climate normal

Ridgecrest, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high71°
Average low50°
Average precipitation0.01 in
Chance of precipitation3%
Record high83° (1980)
Record low32° (1973)
Thu, 0571° / 49°0.02Climate normal
71 °Climate normal

Ridgecrest, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high71°
Average low49°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation2%
Record high83° (2020)
Record low35° (2011)
Fri, 0670° / 49°0Climate normal
70 °Climate normal

Ridgecrest, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high70°
Average low49°
Average precipitation0 in
Chance of precipitation2%
Record high81° (2020)
Record low36° (2011)
Sat, 0770° / 49°0.01Climate normal
70 °Climate normal

Ridgecrest, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high70°
Average low49°
Average precipitation0.01 in
Chance of precipitation5%
Record high83° (2006)
Record low32° (2011)
Sun, 0868° / 48°0.04Climate normal
68 °Climate normal

Ridgecrest, Sunday, 8 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high68°
Average low48°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation7%
Record high81° (2006)
Record low32° (2011)
Mon, 0967° / 47°0.02Climate normal
67 °Climate normal

Ridgecrest, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high67°
Average low47°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation7%
Record high80° (2025)
Record low29° (2020)
Tue, 1067° / 47°0.01Climate normal
67 °Climate normal

Ridgecrest, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high67°
Average low47°
Average precipitation0.01 in
Chance of precipitation5%
Record high81° (2025)
Record low32° (2012)
Wed, 1166° / 47°0.02Climate normal
66 °Climate normal

Ridgecrest, Wednesday, 11 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high66°
Average low47°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation12%
Record high80° (1973)
Record low29° (2015)
Thu, 1266° / 47°0.02Climate normal
66 °Climate normal

Ridgecrest, Thursday, 12 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high66°
Average low47°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation7%
Record high80° (2021)
Record low30° (1985)
Fri, 1366° / 46°0.01Climate normal
66 °Climate normal

Ridgecrest, Friday, 13 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high66°
Average low46°
Average precipitation0.01 in
Chance of precipitation7%
Record high79° (2021)
Record low24° (1985)
Sat, 1465° / 47°0.02Climate normal
65 °Climate normal

Ridgecrest, Saturday, 14 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high65°
Average low47°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation10%
Record high79° (1967)
Record low30° (1964)
Sun, 1565° / 45°0.04Climate normal
65 °Climate normal

Ridgecrest, Sunday, 15 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high65°
Average low45°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation7%
Record high79° (1995)
Record low28° (1964)
Mon, 1665° / 45°0.02Climate normal
65 °Climate normal

Ridgecrest, Monday, 16 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high65°
Average low45°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation8%
Record high77° (2008)
Record low32° (1978)

About the monthly outlook

How accurate is a 30-day forecast?

The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for Ridgecrest, CA are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.

What does "above normal" mean?

We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.

Where do the 66-year records come from?

They are real temperature extremes recorded in Ridgecrest, CA since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.

How often is it updated?

The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.