Bell CanyonCAPC1
At a river or reservoir gauge/3.8 mi away/738 ft/244 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Weather/California/Ladera Ranch
Ladera Ranch, California
Community in Orange County, CaliforniaHeat Advisory, in full · Every severe alert
* WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 35 to 55 mph expected. Strongest winds will be near the foothills and in canyons of the Santa Ana mountains, with gusts up to 70 mph possible. For the Heat Advisory, temperatures up to 95 degrees * WHERE...Orange County Inland Areas. * WHEN...For the Heat Advisory, until 8 PM PDT Saturday. For the Wind Advisory, until noon PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Moderate to locally major HeatRisk. Those sensitive to heat may be impacted.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
75°
95°/71°
Clear·
Feels like 75°·Gentle breeze 10 mph NE
Alert. A Heat Advisory is in force for Ladera Ranch until 8 PM tomorrow. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Ladera Ranch is 75° and clear at 2 AM. The dew point is 42°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the northeast at 10 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 93° by 1 PM. Tonight falls to about 76° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 91°, and the coolest Thursday, near 70°. Rain is likely Wednesday (69%). Rain is possible Tuesday (49%) and Thursday (47%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:16 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 10:33 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 21 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
35Air quality
30%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
2:00 AM
75feels75
now, clear
Today
Oct 16
9571
22mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
9174
17mph
Sun
Oct 18
8769
UV 6
Mon
Oct 19
8367
UV 6
Tue
Oct 20
7463
49%
12mph
UV 6
Wed
Oct 21
7159
69%
Thu
Oct 22
7058
47%
75°
95°71°
91°74°
87°69°
83°67°
74°63°
71°59°
70°58°
As of 2:00 AM in Ladera Ranch, California.
Air quality
The air at Ladera Ranch
Index 35, good, led by ozone. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Saddleback Vly (CA), 6 miles off.
35Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)16Good5.9 mi
- Ozone35Good29 ppb5.9 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)15Good5.9 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide0Good0.8 ppb19.8 mi
- Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm24.6 mi
The days ahead
Moderate each day through Today, led by coarse particles. Yesterday measured 43, good.
GoodModerate
- 43YesterdayOct 15
- 65TodayOct 16
Smoke, the next 46 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Ladera Ranch
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Ladera Ranch, the next 46 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.
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Now, today, and the week
On the radar over Ladera Ranch, CaliforniaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture
Weather instrument stations by state
What is measuring near here
The 7 instruments nearest Ladera Ranch, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.
measured now5 instruments
Rank497of 4,465
Citizen station GW6246GW6246
In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.3 mi away/979 ft/485 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
At an airfield/15.7 mi away/52 ft/442 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Fallbrook 5 NE53151
At a climate reference station/27.3 mi away/1,140 ft/646 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
I-15 : Jurupa AvenueCF174
Beside a road/34.6 mi away/908 ft/414 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Ladera Ranch 0.4 SWCA-OR-92
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/441 ft/53 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Irvine RanchIVRC1
On a farm or research station/12.5 mi away/535 ft/41 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Station report
The weather at Santa Ana/Jon-Wayne, drawn
The nearest airport reporting now, 15.7 mi from Ladera Ranch, California. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
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