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Tracking Areas of Fire Weather, Winter Weather, and Severe Weather Thursday

Continuation of gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring additional periods of critical fire weather to the southern Plains Thursday and Friday. Another Pacific storm will continue gusty winds and heavy snow over the western mountains into Thursday. Severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the middle Mississippi into lower Ohio Valleys Thursday afternoon into early evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

WALKER PASS (ONYC1)

Lat: 35.66583°NLon: 118.05694°WElev: 5572.0ft.

NA

24°F

-4°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed WNW 33 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill6°F (-14°C)
Last update 19 Feb 01:00 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

16 Miles W Ridgecrest CA

Wind Advisory February 19, 01:59am until February 20, 10:00am
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory February 19, 01:59am until February 20, 10:00am

    NOW until 10:00am Fri

    Wind Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 29 °F

    Becoming
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow, mainly before 4pm. High near 37. Wind chill values as low as 20. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 37 °F

    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Wind chill values as low as 16. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 27 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Clear and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Wind chill values as low as 17. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 43. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. North northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 50. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Clear early, then becoming cloudy, with a low around 29. Wind chill values as low as 19. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Snow, mainly before 4pm. High near 37. Wind chill values as low as 20. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Wind chill values as low as 16. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Wind chill values as low as 17. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 43. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. North northwest wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 50. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
16 Miles W Ridgecrest CA
 35.6°N 117.96°W (Elev. 4245 ft)
Last Update:
12:57 am PST Feb 19, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1am PST Feb 19, 2026-6pm PST Feb 25, 2026
 
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