Mojave weather
Right now in Mojave it is 52°F and clear, with wind NNW at 5 mph. The live pass verdict for the corridor Mojave serves is below.
Tehachapi Pass is open. It is 50 degrees at Tehachapi Pass. 1 lane closure is active on the corridor, listed below.
Last updated at: 12:37 AM Pacific · Caltrans
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Clear, with a low around 48. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Clear, with a low around 50. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Sunny, with a high near 74. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North northwest wind around 0 mph.
Sunny, with a high near 74. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West wind around 5 mph.
Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecast: National Weather Service (HNX office). Times Pacific.
Mojave is where Tehachapi Pass lands on the desert floor: a railroad and highway crossroads at the junction of SR-58 and SR-14, under the flight paths of the air and space port where experimental aircraft have been testing for decades. Its weather is high desert weather, defined by wind. Calm mornings can turn into gust events that restrict trucks on both highways by afternoon, and the town's anemometer is effectively a corridor instrument.
Every detour story on this site runs through Mojave. Grapevine closed? The loop comes through here on SR-14. Cajon closed? SR-58 from here is the back door to Barstow. Its forecast on this page carries weight beyond its size because so many route decisions hinge on this one junction.
Driving note
From Mojave: SR-58 east to Barstow about 70 miles, SR-58 west over the pass to Bakersfield about 60, SR-14 south to Los Angeles about 75.