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Los Ranchos, California Weather

Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Los Ranchos, CA
Wednesday, June 3 at 9:07 PM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
55%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Los Ranchos, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLos Ranchos, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 73 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 73°
Los Ranchos, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Foggy
    77°52°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    73°52°-4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Foggy
    78°50°+5°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    70°51°-8°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    72°49°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    79°51°+7°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    80°55°+1°
Los Ranchos, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
335° · backing 27°
Direction
NNW
335°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
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 7 · pk 21 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2016SUSTGUST
−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
1004.3
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.66 inHg
Now
1004.3
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.81002.41002.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Los Ranchos, CA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6h

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.67 with 14 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
15.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
23μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 9.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
9.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 38

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.67 with 14 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.67
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Los Ranchos, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
71.6mi
UNLIMITED
85 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
21:07 UTC ·Los Ranchos, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:07 UTC ·Los Ranchos, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Los Ranchos, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Los Ranchos, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Los Ranchos, CA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:20 PM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
3:43 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Los Ranchos, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
5:41 AM
Moonset
3:22 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Los Ranchos, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Los Ranchos at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 3, 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.