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Rain Providing Some Relief to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

A storm tracking across the southern U.S. will continue to bring areas of heavy thunderstorms with risks for severe weather and excessive rainfall from Texas to Florida through this weekend. While much of this rainfall will be beneficial to the drought, excessive rainfall may bring areas of flash and urban flooding. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

WALKER PASS (ONYC1)

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

NA

73°F

23°C

Humidity 17%
Wind Speed ESE 20 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 02 May 12:00 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

16 Miles W Ridgecrest CA

Wind Advisory May 3, 11:00am until May 5, 08:00am
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Wind Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind around 15 mph becoming south. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east southeast in the morning.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind around 15 mph becoming south. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 75. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east southeast in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 56. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 82. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 85. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest 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:
11:56 am PDT May 2, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm PDT May 2, 2026-6pm PDT May 8, 2026
 
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