Ridgecrest, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ridgecrest weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——99°77°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——102°73°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——104°71°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——107°71°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——110°71°+3°
- FridayJul 10Clear——108°71°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——108°73°0°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 34.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 8.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 34.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.35
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:07 PM
- Moonset
- 11:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Ridgecrest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 93555
16-Day Forecast — Ridgecrest
- Sun100°77°1%
- Mon102°73°0%
- Tue104°71°0%
- Wed107°71°0%
- Thu110°71°0%
- Fri108°71°0%
- Sat108°73°1%
- Sun109°78°2%
- Mon111°80°8%
- Tue106°77°11%
- Wed97°84°6%
- Thu100°83°13%
- Fri106°84°11%
- Sat113°89°6%
- Sun113°89°6%
- Mon111°87°10%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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.
ZIP codes in Ridgecrest
- 93555
- 93556