Rancho, California Weather
Rancho, 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 Rancho, San Diego County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rancho. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rancho is published on the Brown Field Municipal Airport (KSDM) page, 9 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 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 Rancho: Naval Outlying Field Imperial Beach (Ream Field) (KNRS) 12 km · San Diego International Airport (KSAN) 18 km · North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field (KNZY) 19 km · Gillespie Field (KSEE) 21 km · Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (KMYF) 22 km
Conditions reported at KSDM describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rancho specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rancho.
About Rancho, California
Rancho unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills, where the sun-baked earth, a rich ochre in the midday light, yields to the gentle slopes that cradle scattered homesteads and groves of mature eucalyptus. It lies 3.4 miles east of Chula Vista, CA (from Chula Vista, CA: bearing 82°T), and is situated 9.0 miles east-south-east of San Diego. The air, often carrying the faint, sweet perfume of coastal sage scrub, hums with the tireless industry of insects and the distant murmur of traffic, a constant reminder of the world beyond its borders. Here, the land breathes, its contours shaped by ancient forces, and the sky, an expansive canvas of cerulean, stretches from horizon to horizon, deepening to a bruised purple as twilight approaches, casting long, ethereal shadows across the terrain. The history of Rancho is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty of its fertile valleys, a legacy that continues to inform its local economy, even as newer industries emerge. For generations, the land has offered its fruits, from citrus groves that once carpeted the hillsides to the vineyards that now paint them with vibrant greens. This enduring connection to the earth lends a grounded character to Rancho, a sense of continuity that resonates in the unhurried pace of daily life. While the echoes of its agrarian past are still palpable, Rancho also embraces the present, its spirit animated by the quiet hum of innovation and the enduring warmth of its community.
Live animated radar for 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 | Rancho, San Diego County, California |
| Coordinates | 32.646701°N, 117.026445°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 91910, 92127 |
| Area Code | 949, 714 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rancho, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for 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 Rancho includes coordinates 32.646701°N, 117.026445°W, situated in San Diego County. ZIP code 91910, 92127. Telephone area code: 949, 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.
