National Weather Service Forecast for: 18 Miles S Ridgecrest CA
Issued by: National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley/Hanford, CA
Updated: 5:57 pm PST Dec 22, 2025
 
Tonight

Tonight: Cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Cloudy
 Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly Cloudy
 Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 10pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 52. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Rain Likely
 Wednesday

Wednesday: Rain before 4pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 54. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Showers
 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then rain likely. Low around 52. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Showers then
Rain Likely
 Christmas
Day
Christmas Day: Rain, mainly after 10am. High near 54. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Rain and
Breezy
 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Rain. Low around 48. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Rain and
Breezy
 Friday

Friday: Rain. High near 51. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Rain and
Breezy
 Friday
Night
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Chance Rain
Lo 54 °F Hi 59 °F Lo 52 °F Hi 54 °F Lo 52 °F Hi 54 °F Lo 48 °F Hi 51 °F Lo 41 °F

Flood Watch
High Wind Watch
 

Tonight
 
 Cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
 
 Rain likely, mainly after 10pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 52. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday
 
 Rain before 4pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 54. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Wednesday Night
 
 Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then rain likely. Low around 52. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Christmas Day
 
 Rain, mainly after 10am. High near 54. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
 
 Rain. Low around 48. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
 
 Rain. High near 51. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
 
 A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
 
 A 20 percent chance of rain. Snow level 4400 feet. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Saturday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. North northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Sunday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday
 
 A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for 18 Miles S Ridgecrest CA.