Storm Station
Rancho Santa Fe, California
71° 82°/68°
Overcast· Feels like 71°·Light air 2 mph SSE
Cloudy, with a low around 70. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
0UV Low
-Air quality
96%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
1:30 AM
71feels71
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
8268
UV 6
fog
Mon
Sep 28
7964
UV 7
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
8068
UV 7
clear day
Wed
Sep 30
8469
UV 7
clear day
Thu
Oct 1
8470
UV 7
clear day
Fri
Oct 2
9574
UV 7
clear day
Sat
Oct 3
10182
UV 7
clear day
71°
82°68°
79°64°
80°68°
84°69°
84°70°
95°74°
101°82°

As of 1:30 AM in Rancho Santa Fe, California.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Rancho Santa Fe, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

San Marcos Cnty LandfillNMLC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/4.4 mi away/728 ft/521 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank2,700of 3,115

Carlsbad/PalomarCRQ

At an airfield/8.6 mi away/328 ft/121 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank39of 3,115

Fallbrook 5 NE53151

At a climate reference station/27.9 mi away/1,140 ft/933 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Solana Beach 2.4 ENECA-SD-237

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.7 mi away/274 ft/67 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Escondido No 2ESCC1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.2 mi away/666 ft/459 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Carlsbad/Palomar, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.6 mi from Rancho Santa Fe. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Carlsbad/Palomar, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CRQFIG. A THE SKY OVER CARLSBAD/PALOMARSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETFEW 600 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECarlsbad/Palomar, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CRQTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CRQ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

72.0 F with a dew point of 69.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 600 ft.

Chart of the air at Carlsbad/Palomar: temperature 72.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 69.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CRQFIG. B THE AIR AT CARLSBAD/PALOMARTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 68.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 600 FTTEMPERATURE 72.0 FDEW POINT 69.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLECarlsbad/Palomar, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CRQTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CRQ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (80 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Carlsbad/Palomar, north up: blowing from 80 degrees, the east, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CRQFIG. C THE WIND AT CARLSBAD/PALOMARPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 80°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECarlsbad/Palomar, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CRQTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CRQ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Carlsbad/Palomar, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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