Rancho Cordova, California Weather
Rancho Cordova, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Rancho Cordova, Sacramento County.
Full aviation weather for Rancho Cordova is published on the Sacramento Mather Airport (KMHR) page, 4 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 Cordova 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 Cordova: McClellan Airfield (KMCC) 12 km · Sacramento Executive Airport (KSAC) 19 km · Rancho Murieta Airport (KRIU) 21 km · Sacramento International Airport (KSMF) 28 km · Lincoln Regional Karl Harder Field (KLHM) 36 km
Conditions reported at KMHR describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rancho Cordova specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Rancho Cordova, California
Rancho Cordova unfolds across a broad, sun-kissed plain, where the Sacramento Valley begins its gentle descent towards the delta. It lies 2.4 miles south-east of Carmichael, CA (from Carmichael, CA: bearing 145°T), and is situated 4.5 miles east of Arden-Arcade. The landscape is a study in subtle transitions: wide avenues lined with mature trees, their leaves rustling like parchment in the warm breeze, give way to more open stretches where the earth, a rich ochre in the dry season, breathes dust under the vast, pale blue sky. Here, the air itself seems to hum with a quiet energy, a blend of the distant hum of traffic and the closer rustle of wind through the dry grasses that fringe the residential neighborhoods. The sun, especially in the late afternoon, casts long, soft shadows, imbuing the ordinary with a fleeting, almost ethereal beauty, revealing the subtle undulations of the land that hint at its ancient riverbed origins. This land, long shaped by the flow of the American River, was once part of a vast Spanish land grant, the echoes of which still resonate in the name Rancho Cordova. Over time, it transformed from agricultural fields, yielding crops under the relentless California sun, into a vibrant hub of industry and innovation. The legacy of aerospace and defense, which once defined its economic pulse, has left an indelible mark, with remnants of that era still subtly present. Today, Rancho Cordova continues to evolve, its character a blend of its pioneering spirit and a forward-looking embrace of diverse businesses, from technology to logistics, each contributing to the ongoing narrative of this dynamic stretch of the Sacramento Valley.
Live animated radar for Rancho Cordova 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.
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| Location | Rancho Cordova, Sacramento County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.589072°N, 121.302728°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95670, 95742, 95741 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rancho Cordova, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rancho Cordova, 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 Cordova includes coordinates 38.589072°N, 121.302728°W, situated in Sacramento County. ZIP code 95670, 95742, 95741. Telephone area code: 530. 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.
