Weather in Ridgecrest, California
Fog and sun in daily rhythm. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ridgecrest, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:58 PM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
10%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
7:49 PM
Ridgecrest, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
95°
4p
95°
5p
93°
6p
89°
7p
83°
8p
79°
9p
77°
10p
75°
11p
74°
12a
72°
1a
70°
2a
68°
3a
67°
4a
65°
5a
62°
6a
66°
7a
75°
8a
80°
9a
85°
10a
88°
11a
91°
12p
94°
1p
95°
2p
97°
3p
Ridgecrest, CA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—91°68°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°59°
- MondayMay 18Clear—78°51°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—83°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—90°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—93°65°
- FridayMay 22Clear—96°67°
Ridgecrest, CA
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Ridgecrest, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
279° · veering 84°
Direction
W
279°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Ridgecrest, CA
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 26.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 129.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.8 Moderate
Ridgecrest, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:17 PM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
7:49 PM
Civil dusk
3:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ridgecrest, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:12 PM
- Moonset
- 2:06 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Ridgecrest, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Fog and sun in daily rhythm
weather
Ridgecrest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of May 16, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.