National Weather Service Forecast for: Ridgecrest CA
Issued by: National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley/Hanford, CA
Updated: 3:56 am PDT Jun 22, 2026
 
Today

Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Hot

 Tonight

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 69. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Clear

 Tuesday

Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. Light south wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Hot

 Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Mostly Clear

 Wednesday

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 106. Light south southwest wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Slight Chance
Rain

 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Mostly Clear

 Thursday

Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 106. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Hot

 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
 Friday

Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Hi 101 °F Lo 69 °F Hi 105 °F Lo 74 °F Hi 106 °F Lo 73 °F Hi 106 °F Lo 70 °F Hi 103 °F

 

Today
 
 Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tonight
 
 Clear, with a low around 69. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
 
 Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. Light south wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
 
 A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 106. Light south southwest wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
 
 Sunny and hot, with a high near 106. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
 
 Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Friday Night
 
 Clear, with a low around 68. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 97. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday Night
 
 Clear, with a low around 65. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Sunday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 97. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light south.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Ridgecrest CA.