| NWS Forecast for: 18 Miles S Ridgecrest CA Issued by: National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley/Hanford, CA Last Update: 9:56 pm PDT Oct 8, 2026 |  |
| Tonight: Clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 89. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Sunday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the morning. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Columbus Day: A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. West southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80. North northwest wind around 5 mph. | |
| 18 Miles S Ridgecrest CA 35.37°N 117.66°W (Elev. 3576 ft) | |
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