National Weather Service Forecast for: 18 Miles S Ridgecrest CA
Issued by: National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley/Hanford, CA
Updated: 1:57 pm PST Dec 23, 2025
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Partly Sunny
 Tonight

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.
Rain Likely
 Wednesday

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.
Rain and
Breezy
 Wednesday
Night
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.
Rain then
Rain Likely
 Christmas
Day
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.
Rain and
Breezy
 Thursday
Night
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.
Showers and
Breezy
 Friday

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.
Rain Likely
and Breezy
 Friday
Night
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.
Chance Rain
 Saturday

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.
Slight Chance
Rain
Hi 59 °F Lo 51 °F Hi 54 °F Lo 50 °F Hi 54 °F Lo 50 °F Hi 52 °F Lo 41 °F Hi 51 °F

Flood Watch
High Wind Warning
 

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.