Los Ranchos, California Weather
Los Ranchos, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Los Ranchos, San Luis Obispo County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Los Ranchos. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Los Ranchos is published on the San Luis County Regional Airport (KSBP) page, 3 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 Los Ranchos 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 Los Ranchos: Oceano County Airport (KL52) 12 km · Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field (KSMX) 38 km · Paso Robles Municipal Airport (KPRB) 51 km · Vandenberg Space Force Base (KVBG) 53 km
Conditions reported at KSBP describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Los Ranchos specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Los Ranchos.
About Los Ranchos, California
Los Ranchos unfolds across rolling hills, a landscape softened by the persistent kiss of the Pacific breeze. It lies 5.3 miles south-south-east of San Luis Obispo, CA (from San Luis Obispo, CA: bearing 161°T), and is situated 6.7 miles north-north-west of Arroyo Grande. The soil here, a rich ochre, cradles vineyards and orchards, their neat rows a testament to the patient cultivation of the land. Scattered farmhouses, their paint faded by years of sun and salt air, dot the terrain, each a quiet sentinel against the broad, sweeping sky. The air itself carries a subtle perfume of ripening fruit and dry grasses, a fragrance that settles deep into the lungs. Evenings here arrive with a particular grace, the setting sun bleeding hues of rose and gold across the western horizon, casting long, languid shadows that stretch and soften the contours of the hills. The character of Los Ranchos is deeply entwined with its agricultural roots, a legacy stretching back to the Spanish land grants that first shaped this region. For generations, the economy has been built on the bounty of the earth, with wine grapes and olives forming the backbone of its prosperity. This enduring connection to the land fosters a quiet, unhurried pace of life, where neighbors still recognize each other on the road and the changing seasons dictate the rhythm of the day. While not a place of grand monuments, Los Ranchos possesses a subtle charm, an authenticity born from a community that understands the value of hard work and the simple beauty of its setting.
Live animated radar for Los Ranchos 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 | Los Ranchos, San Luis Obispo County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.2104°N, 120.6295°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93401 |
| Area Code | 805 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Los Ranchos, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Los Ranchos, 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 Los Ranchos includes coordinates 35.210400°N, 120.629500°W, situated in San Luis Obispo County. ZIP code 93401. Telephone area code: 805. 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.
