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Rancho Santa Fe, California Weather

Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Thursday, June 4 at 10:57 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
89%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
7:54 PM
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRancho Santa Fe, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 72°
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    72°60°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Foggy
    71°58°-1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    76°63°+5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    76°61°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Clear
    77°62°+1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    76°62°-1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    73°63°-3°
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
194° · backing 84°
Direction
SSW
194°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 11 @ 1:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 111SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.5
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.60 inHg
Now
1002.5
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031007
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.61002.51003.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
-4 in 6h

PM2.5 at 20.8 µg/m³ (AQI 73) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
20.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
25μg/m³
NO₂Moderate
45μg/m³
OzoneGood
13μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 20.8 µg/m³ (AQI 73) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.7mi
UNLIMITED
48 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
10:57 UTC ·Rancho Santa Fe, 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
10:57 UTC ·Rancho Santa Fe, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
12:13 PM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
7:54 PM
Civil dusk
3:23 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated
Moonrise
5:59 AM
Moonset
4:14 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rancho Santa Fe at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 22°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 5 (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 4, 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 Rancho Santa Fe

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.