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Weather in Los Ranchos, California

Fog and sun in daily rhythm. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Los Ranchos, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
60%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Los Ranchos, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
6p
60°
7p
57°
8p
56°
9p
54°
10p
53°
11p
52°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
50°
7a
54°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
69°
1p
72°
2p
72°
3p
70°
4p
66°
5p
L 49°H 72°
Los Ranchos, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    67°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    69°45°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    72°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    76°53°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    79°53°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    71°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    72°50°
Los Ranchos, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
331° · backing 153°
Direction
NNW
331°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 11 · pk 27 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nnw-bound air across the harbor.
Los Ranchos, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.3
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.54 inHg
Now
1000.3
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001005
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Los Ranchos, CA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.7 μg/m³
PM 10
15.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.8 Low
Los Ranchos, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:30 PM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
3:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Los Ranchos, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:13 PM
Moonset
3:31 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Los Ranchos, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Fog and sun in daily rhythm

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Los Ranchos at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 17, 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 Los Ranchos

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.