Observed 7:15 AM PDT at KL18

Rainbow, CA weather

Sunny and 54°12°.

Mostly agree

Now 54°12°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the north-northeast. Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
Humidity: 100%; Air 54°12°, dew point 54°12° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 12Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 29.96 inHg1015 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (57°14° then, 54°12° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 9 AM
High 76°24° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 6 PM

This morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonNear 73°23° · Clear
TonightDown to 57°14° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 76°24° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 77°25° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 61°16° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	94%	10%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	92%	9%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	84%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	68%	0%	3
Sat 11a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	1%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	49%	3%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	3%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	13%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	12%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	66%	9%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	3%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	85%	3%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	90%	2%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	85%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	8%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	82%	7%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	82%	5%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	5%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	6%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	78%	5%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	59%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	48%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	76°24° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	40%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	38%	3%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	37%	40%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	38%	40%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	40%	44%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	43%	46%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	48%	43%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	46%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	63%	52%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	66%	57%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 61°16° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	54%	59%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 60°16° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	51%	51%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	59%	59%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 56°13° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	48%	62%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	69°21° (likely 56°13° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	47%	63%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	57%	47%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 54°12° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	40%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	67°19° (likely 53°12° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	25%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	61°16° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	57%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	58°14° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	65%	0%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 75°24° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 55°13°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 58°14°. Typical 75°24° / 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 54°12°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 56°13°. Typical 75°24° / 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 54°12°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 75°24° / 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 54°12°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 57°14°. Typical 75°24° / 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
45°7°–57°14°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 54°12°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 75°24° / 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 54°12°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 74°23° / 54°12°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 54°12°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 74°23° / 53°12°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 53°12°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 74°23° / 53°12°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–80°27°
Low, likely
43°6°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 53°12°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 74°23° / 53°12°. Rain 0.71 in18 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.48 in12 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 53°12°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 58°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 80°, low 56°.
Rest of week
Highs 65–79°; chance of precipitation on Friday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (SGX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Santa Margarita River at Ysidora

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.2 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Forecast peak 7.4 ft Sat 8 AM

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

San Luis Rey River at Oceanside

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.7 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Forecast peak 6.0 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Santa Margarita River near Temecula

4.4 mi

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 18 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Murrieta Creek at Temecula

4.8 mi

Level: 1.4 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Cooling this week

This week 8Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 54°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 AM–10:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

VISTA · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1957–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 4 min; Losing 1 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 8 min less
Golden hour: 5:30–6:20 PM; Morning 6:44–7:34 AM
Blue hour: 6:20–6:29 PM; Morning 6:35–6:44 AM; first light 6:35 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:29 PM–6:35 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:23 AM · rises 5:02 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Rainbow. The highest point on the skyline is about 14,700 ft, 31 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.