Rancho Santa Fe, California Weather
Rancho Santa Fe, 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 Santa Fe, San Diego County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rancho Santa Fe. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rancho Santa Fe is published on the McClellan-Palomar Airport (KCRQ) page, 14 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. 3 airfields within reach of Rancho Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe: Oceanside Municipal Airport (KOKB) 26 km · Camp Pendleton MCAS (Munn Field) Airport (KNFG) 34 km
Conditions reported at KCRQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rancho Santa Fe specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rancho Santa Fe.
About Rancho Santa Fe, California
Rancho Santa Fe unfolds across rolling hills, a landscape of manicured estates and verdant canyons where the air, even on a warm afternoon, carries a whisper of eucalyptus and the distant murmur of the Pacific. It lies 5.3 miles east-south-east of Encinitas, CA (from Encinitas, CA: bearing 103°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-west of Escondido. Oak trees, ancient and gnarled, stand sentinel over winding roads, their branches sketching intricate patterns against a sky that often burns with an almost impossible blue. The terrain shifts subtly from sun-drenched meadows, where golden grasses sway like a silent tide, to shaded ravines where ferns unfurl in cool, damp pockets. Here, the light itself seems to possess a particular quality, softening at dusk to cast a honeyed glow over the terracotta roofs and the abundant bougainvillea that spills over garden walls. Originally part of a vast Spanish land grant, Rancho Santa Fe was meticulously planned in the early 20th century as an exclusive residential haven, a vision that still permeates its character. The vision was for an agrarian utopia, a notion that lingers in the equestrian trails and the preserved open spaces, though the economy has long since diversified. Today, it is a place of quiet affluence, its reputation built on its serene beauty and a discreet sense of privacy. While no single industry dominates, the community thrives on the wealth generated by its professional residents, the elegance of its architecture, and the exceptional quality of life it offers, drawing those who appreciate a blend of refined living and natural splendor.
Live animated radar for Rancho Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe, San Diego County, California |
| Coordinates | 33.020321°N, 117.202813°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92067, 92091 |
| Area Code | 714 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rancho Santa Fe, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rancho Santa Fe, 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 Santa Fe includes coordinates 33.020321°N, 117.202813°W, situated in San Diego County. ZIP code 92067, 92091. Telephone area code: 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.
