Rainbow, California Weather
Rainbow, 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 Rainbow, San Diego County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rainbow. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rainbow is published on the French Valley Airport (KF70) page, 18 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. 6 airfields within reach of Rainbow 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 Rainbow: Camp Pendleton MCAS (Munn Field) Airport (KNFG) 23 km · Oceanside Municipal Airport (KOKB) 29 km · McClellan-Palomar Airport (KCRQ) 34 km · Hemet Ryan Airport (KHMT) 38 km · Perris Valley Airport (KL65) 40 km
Conditions reported at KF70 describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rainbow specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rainbow.
About Rainbow, California
Rainbow breathes a dry, sun-baked air, a landscape where rolling hills, softened by the passage of countless seasons, meet the vast expanse of the southern California sky. It lies 5.8 miles south of Temecula, CA (from Temecula, CA: bearing 180°T), and is situated 6.4 miles east-north-east of Fallbrook. The terrain here is a study in muted earth tones, ochre and sienna bleeding into the dusty sagebrush and the hardy chaparral that cling tenaciously to the slopes. Occasionally, a lone oak, its branches gnarled like ancient hands, offers a splash of deeper green, a stoic sentinel against the relentless sun. The quality of light, especially as the day wanes, is a particular marvel, casting long, lavender shadows that stretch and distort the familiar contours of the land, imbuing the very air with a palpable, shimmering stillness. This corner of San Diego County, Rainbow, whispers tales of its agricultural past, a time when its fertile soil yielded bountiful crops, a memory now echoed in the quiet persistence of scattered groves and the occasional, well-tended vineyard. The economy, while evolving, still carries the scent of the earth, a subtle hum of activity that speaks of rural roots and a connection to the land that predates modern development. Though no grand monuments mark its history, the very character of Rainbow is a testament to the tenacious spirit of those who have cultivated this land, their legacy etched not in stone, but in the enduring resilience of the landscape itself, a place where the quiet unfolding of days holds its own profound significance.
Live animated radar for Rainbow 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 | Rainbow, San Diego County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.410308°N, 117.14781°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95728, 92028 |
| Area Code | 530, 714 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rainbow, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rainbow, 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 Rainbow includes coordinates 33.410308°N, 117.147810°W, situated in San Diego County. ZIP code 95728, 92028. Telephone area code: 530, 714. 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.
