Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fort Irwin/Barstow, Bicycle Lake Army Airfield (KBYS)

Lat: 35.28333°NLon: 116.61667°WElev: 2349.0ft.

Clear

93°F

34°C

Humidity 9%
Wind Speed S 16 MPH
Barometer 29.74 in (1007.11 mb)
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index88°F (31°C)
Last update 15 May 05:55 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

27 Miles SSE Ridgecrest CA

Wind Advisory May 16, 11:00am until May 17, 11:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a southwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Clear and
    Breezy then
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy blowing dust after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 18 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny then
    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Clear, with a low around 52. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph becoming north northeast 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Breezy
    then Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Clear, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a southwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Sunday
Patchy blowing dust after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 18 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Clear, with a low around 52. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph becoming north northeast 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 52.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 58.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
27 Miles SSE Ridgecrest CA
 35.28°N 117.45°W (Elev. 2592 ft)
2:12 pm PDT May 15, 2026
6pm PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 22, 2026
 
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