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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

WALKER PASS (ONYC1)

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

NA

51°F

11°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed NW 9 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 42°F (6°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 26 May 05:00 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

16 Miles W Ridgecrest CA

Wind Advisory May 26, 06:13am until May 27, 11:00am
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory May 26, 06:13am until May 27, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Wed

    Wind Advisory

  • Today

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 62. West northwest wind around 15 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the morning.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 68. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 62. West northwest wind around 15 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the morning.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 54. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 79. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the morning.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 59. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 82. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east southeast in the morning.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 62. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 85. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 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:
5:56 am PDT May 26, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am PDT May 26, 2026-6pm PDT Jun 1, 2026
 
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