Fire Weather Concerns for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Severe Weather in the Central Plains

Dry and windy conditions will bring widespread fire weather concerns to the northern/central Plains and portions of the Southwest into the southern Plains. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains today into this weekend. Rain and high elevation snow is expected over parts of the Cascades and Northern Intermountain Region through Saturday. Read More >

Current conditions at

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

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

Clear

69°F

21°C

Humidity 31%
Wind Speed N 5 MPH
Barometer 29.95 in (1014.22 mb)
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 May 07:55 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

13 Miles ESE Ridgecrest CA

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 63. West southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 98. Light southwest wind increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Breezy.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 63. West southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 98. Light southwest wind increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Breezy.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 56.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 60.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
13 Miles ESE Ridgecrest CA
 35.56°N 117.45°W (Elev. 2060 ft)
11:33 pm PDT May 13, 2026
8am PDT May 14, 2026-6pm PDT May 20, 2026
 
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