Adelanto: 59°F  •  Apple Valley: 61°F  •  Baker: 73°F  •  Barstow: 66°F  •  Boron: 60°F  •  California City: 59°F  •  Death Valley: 84°F  •  Hesperia: 63°F  •  Joshua Tree: 72°F  •  Lancaster: 65°F  •  Lucerne Valley: 65°F  •  Mojave: 61°F  •  Needles: 80°F  •  Palmdale: 66°F  •  Phelan: 62°F  •  Quartz Hill: 65°F  •  Ridgecrest: 64°F  •  Rosamond: 59°F  •  Tehachapi: 50°F  •  Trona: 69°F  •  Twentynine Palms: 75°F  •  Victorville: 63°F  •  Yucca Valley: 68°F

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