| National Weather Service Forecast for:
18 Miles S Ridgecrest CA Issued by: National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley/Hanford, CA |
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| Updated: 1:57 pm PST Dec 23, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| This Afternoon |
Partly sunny, with a high near 59. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. |
| Tonight |
Rain likely after 10pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 51. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. |
| Wednesday |
Rain. High near 54. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible. |
| Wednesday Night |
Rain, mainly before 4am. Low around 50. 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 possible. |
| Christmas Day |
Rain, mainly after 10am. High near 54. Breezy, with a south southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. |
| Thursday Night |
Rain before 10pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 1am, then rain after 1am. Low around 50. Breezy, with a south southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. |
| Friday |
Rain likely, mainly before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. |
| Friday Night |
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. |
| Saturday |
A 20 percent chance of rain. Snow level 4600 feet. Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind around 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. |
| Saturday Night |
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North wind around 5 mph. |
| Sunday |
Sunny, with a high near 51. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. |
| Sunday Night |
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. |
| Monday |
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. |
Forecast from NOAA-NWS for 18 Miles S Ridgecrest CA.