National Weather Service Forecast for: Ridgecrest CA
Issued by: National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley/Hanford, CA
Updated: 11:56 am PDT May 26, 2026
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 82. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunny and
Windy
 Tonight

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Clear and
Breezy
 Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunny and
Breezy then
Sunny
 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Partly Cloudy

 Thursday

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Mostly Sunny

 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Slight Chance
Rain then
Mostly Clear
 Friday

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Sunny

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Clear

 Saturday

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 89. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Sunny
Hi 82 °F Lo 50 °F Hi 73 °F Lo 48 °F Hi 74 °F Lo 48 °F Hi 80 °F Lo 54 °F Hi 89 °F

Wind Advisory
 

This Afternoon
 
 Sunny, with a high near 82. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
 
 Clear, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Thursday Night
 
 A 20 percent chance of rain before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 80. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Friday Night
 
 Clear, with a low around 54. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Saturday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 89. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Saturday Night
 
 Clear, with a low around 58. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 93. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Sunday Night
 
 Clear, with a low around 60. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 96. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Ridgecrest CA.