Forecast Details for Ridgecrest, CA

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This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Light southwest wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. West wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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