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Madera Ranchos, California Weather

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

Madera Ranchos weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Madera Ranchos, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 11:56 AM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
33%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
10:46 PM
Sunset
1:22 PM
Madera Ranchos, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMadera Ranchos, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 96°
Madera Ranchos, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    96°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    97°67°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    101°59°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    104°59°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    108°63°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    110°66°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    111°68°+1°
Madera Ranchos, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
307° · veering 55°
Direction
NW
307°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 22 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 288SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 55° from the nw.
Madera Ranchos, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.5
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.57 inHg
Now
1001.5
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991002
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.3999.21001.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Madera Ranchos, CA
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.1 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 2.5DRIVERGood
8.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
78μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
7.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 37

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Madera Ranchos, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
15%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
114.2mi
UNLIMITED
169 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
18:56 UTC · Madera Ranchos, 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
18:56 UTC · Madera Ranchos, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Madera Ranchos, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Madera Ranchos, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Madera Ranchos, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:16 AM
Sunrise
10:46 PM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
1:22 PM
Civil dusk
8:54 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Madera Ranchos, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
11:18 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Madera Ranchos, 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 →

Madera Ranchos at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Madera Ranchos

  1. Sun96°72°26%
  2. Mon97°67°0%
  3. Tue101°59°0%
  4. Wed104°59°0%
  5. Thu108°63°0%
  6. Fri110°66°0%
  7. Sat111°68°0%
  8. Sun98°74°3%
  9. Mon104°67°3%
  10. Tue109°74°5%
  11. Wed112°74°1%
  12. Thu114°74°1%
  13. Fri115°74°10%
  14. Sat113°74°11%
  15. Sun111°76°7%
  16. Mon110°69°6%

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 Madera Ranchos

  • 93636

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.