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El Rancho, California Weather

Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

El Rancho weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

El Rancho, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:56 AM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
31%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
10:44 PM
Sunset
1:17 PM
El Rancho, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEl Rancho, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 96°
El Rancho, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    96°73°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    97°68°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    104°61°+7°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    105°62°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    109°65°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    111°68°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    114°72°+3°
El Rancho, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
290° · veering 74°
Direction
WNW
290°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 16 @ 10:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 116SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
El Rancho, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.3
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.51 inHg
Now
999.3
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.0997.6999.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
El Rancho, CA
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6h

AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 18.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 55.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
18.5μg/m³
PM 10Moderate
55μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.8

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 18.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 55.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.33
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
El Rancho, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
122.7mi
UNLIMITED
160 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
17:56 UTC · El Rancho, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
17:56 UTC · El Rancho, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
El Rancho, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
El Rancho, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
El Rancho, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
10:44 PM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
1:17 PM
Civil dusk
8:48 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
El Rancho, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
11:14 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
El Rancho, CA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Summer heat deepens across the valleys

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

El Rancho at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — El Rancho

  1. Sun96°73°6%
  2. Mon97°68°0%
  3. Tue104°61°0%
  4. Wed105°62°0%
  5. Thu109°65°0%
  6. Fri111°68°0%
  7. Sat114°72°1%
  8. Sun98°73°1%
  9. Mon105°67°5%
  10. Tue111°77°6%
  11. Wed113°78°2%
  12. Thu112°74°13%
  13. Fri117°76°13%
  14. Sat110°76°10%
  15. Sun113°78°16%
  16. Mon111°71°13%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

ZIP codes in El Rancho

  • 93247

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.