El Rancho, California Weather
El Rancho, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for El Rancho, Tulare County.
Full aviation weather for El Rancho is published on the Woodlake Airport (KO42) page, 20 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 5 airfields within reach of El Rancho have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near El Rancho: Porterville Municipal Airport (KPTV) 21 km · Mefford Field (KTLR) 24 km · Visalia Municipal Airport (KVIS) 31 km · Hanford Municipal Airport (KHJO) 51 km
Conditions reported at KO42 describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at El Rancho specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for El Rancho.
About El Rancho, California
El Rancho rests in the broad embrace of the San Joaquin Valley, a place where the sky often stretches to an impossibly vast blue canvas. It lies 11.1 miles north-north-west of Porterville, CA (from Porterville, CA: bearing 345°T), and is situated 1.6 miles north-east of Lindsay. The land here is a study in subtle contours, gently sloping towards unseen canals that are the lifeblood of this agricultural heartland. Towering cottonwood trees, their leaves catching the sun like a thousand tiny mirrors, punctuate the otherwise flat expanse, offering a whisper of shade against the persistent California warmth. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the earthy perfume of fertile soil and the distant sweetness of ripening fruit, a constant reminder of the bounty that this valley yields. The history of El Rancho is deeply entwined with the fertile soil it occupies, a narrative shaped by the relentless pursuit of agriculture. For generations, this land has been coaxed to yield, its productivity fueled by intricate irrigation systems that draw from the Sierra Nevada's snowmelt. The local economy here hums with the steady rhythm of the harvest, a cycle of planting and reaping that defines the lives of its inhabitants. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring spirit of those who have worked this land, from early settlers to today's farmers, is palpable in the quiet resilience of El Rancho. The distinctive character of this place is not in flamboyant displays but in the honest, straightforward dedication to the earth and the sustenance it provides.
Live animated radar for El Rancho and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | El Rancho, Tulare County, California |
| Coordinates | 36.2207°N, 119.0684°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93247 |
| Area Code | 661 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This El Rancho, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for El Rancho, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for El Rancho includes coordinates 36.220700°N, 119.068400°W, situated in Tulare County. ZIP code 93247. Telephone area code: 661. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
