Temperature
74 F at 8 PM; 84 F at its warmest, 1 PM, and 43 F at its coolest, 5 AM.
- Now
- 74F
- 8 PM
- Highest
- 84F
- 1 PM
- Lowest
- 43F
- 5 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Airports/California/China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport
China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport, California
Medium airport in Kern County, California* WHAT...Northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * WHERE...Indian Wells Valley, Mojave Desert, and Mojave Desert Slopes. * WHEN...Until 10 PM PDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highways impacted include US Highway 395, and State Routes 14, 58, and 178.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
73°
89°/52°
Clear·
Feels like 73°·Moderate breeze 13 mph N
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport until 10 PM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport is 73° and clear at 10 PM. The dew point is 28°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the north at 13 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 59° by 6 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 85°, and the coolest Wednesday, near 68°. Rain is possible Tuesday (31%) and Wednesday (48%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 23 mph.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 19 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
35Air quality
22%Humidity
1%Cloud
Now
10:00 PM
73feels73
13mph
Today
Oct 15
8952
22mph
UV 7
Fri
Oct 16
8558
23mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
8354
UV 6
Sun
Oct 18
8351
UV 6
Mon
Oct 19
8452
15mph
UV 6
Tue
Oct 20
7549
31%
17mph
Wed
Oct 21
6844
48%
73°
89°52°
85°58°
83°54°
83°51°
84°52°
75°49°
68°44°
As of 10:00 PM in China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport, California.
Air quality
The air at China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport
Index 35, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Trona (CA), 19 miles off.
35Good
- Ozone35Good38 ppb18.8 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)5Good18.8 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Fri Oct 16, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 33, good.
GoodModerate
- 33YesterdayOct 14
- 37TodayOct 15
- 40FriOct 16
Smoke, the next 44 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport
None in the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport, the next 44 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- NID
- ICAO
- KNID
- IATA
- -
- Field elevation
- 2,283 ft
- Serves
- China Lake
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- NID
- Wind now
- From 20° at 13 mph, read 15 Oct, 20:56
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 / 21 | 10,000 ft | 200 ft | Asphalt and concrete | 41° / 221° | 12 mph head, on 03 | 5 mph from the left |
| 08 / 26 | 11,199 ft | 200 ft | Asphalt and concrete | 91° / 271° | 4 mph head, on 08 | 12 mph from the left |
| 14 / 32 | 9,014 ft | 200 ft | Asphalt and concrete | 155° / 335° | 9 mph head, on 32 | 9 mph from the right |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from China Lake (NAF) (NID), China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 27 F, the air 17% saturated; the humidity ran from 11% at 1 PM to 33% at 5 AM.
- Dew point now
- 27F
- 8 PM
- Humidity now
- 17%
- Humidity, range
- 11 to 33%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
13 mph from the north northeast at 8 PM; at its strongest 24 mph, 2 PM, with a gust of 38 mph at 2 PM.
- Now
- 13mph
- from the north northeast
- Strongest
- 24mph
- 2 PM
- Highest gust
- 38mph
- 2 PM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.16 inHg at 8 PM, rising 0.03 inHg over 3 hours; 0.02 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 30.16inHg
- 8 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.03inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- -0.02inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
10 miles or more every hour.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 10+mi
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 15,000 ft at 7 AM; a base was reported in 2 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 15,000ft
- 7 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 2
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- -
- Hours with some
- 0
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
China Lake (NAF): every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/2,283 ft/level with here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
US-395 - BradysCF156
Beside a road/10.3 mi away/2,522 ft/239 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Indian Wells CanyonIWLC1
At a river or reservoir gauge/11.1 mi away/3,760 ft/1,477 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Chimney CreekS2240
At a soil climate station/21.9 mi away/5,680 ft/3,397 ft above here
temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture
measured daily2 instruments
Ridgecrest 1.2 SECA-KN-40
In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.3 mi away/2,261 ft/22 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
N.American Chemical Corp. Main PlantTNAC1
At a cooperative observer's station/17.7 mi away/1,772 ft/511 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at N.American Chemical Corp. Main Plant (TNAC1), 17.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 06:00. measured daily
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Near China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
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- China Lake Acrescommunity, 5 mi
- Ridgecrest Heightscommunity, 6 mi
- Inyokerncommunity, 7 mi
- Pearsonvillecommunity, 14 mi
- Searles Valleycommunity, 20 mi
- Tronacommunity, 20 mi
- Randsburgcommunity, 22 mi
- Johannesburgcommunity, 22 mi
- Homewood Canyoncommunity, 22 mi
- Valley Wellscommunity, 24 mi
- Onyxcommunity, 30 mi
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