Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

WX6HNX-13 Jawbone Cyn (AU205)

Lat: 35.30133°NLon: 118.00133°WElev: 2153.71ft.

NA

86°F

30°C

Humidity 24%
Wind Speed N 23 MPH
Barometer 29.75 in (1007.45 mb)
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index83°F (28°C)
Last update 15 May 02:54 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

20 Miles S Ridgecrest CA

Wind Advisory May 15, 05:00pm until May 17, 11:00pm
Red Flag Warning May 16, 05:00am until May 17, 11:00pm
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Red Flag Warning
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 65. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Clear and
    Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 55. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 55 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 61. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Clear, with a low around 65. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 69. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 55. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 61. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. North wind around 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 84. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 65. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 84. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
20 Miles S Ridgecrest CA
 35.34°N 117.68°W (Elev. 4531 ft)
2:57 pm PDT May 15, 2026
3pm PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 22, 2026
 
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