National Weather Service Forecast for: Rancho Santa Margarita CA
Issued by: National Weather Service San Diego, CA
Updated: 5:33 am PDT Oct 6, 2026
 
Today

Today: Sunny, with a high near 97. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Mostly Clear
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Mostly Clear
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Mostly Clear
Friday

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Mostly Clear
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Mostly Sunny
Hi 97 °F Lo 71 °F Hi 96 °F Lo 70 °F Hi 95 °F Lo 67 °F Hi 92 °F Lo 65 °F Hi 85 °F

Extreme Heat Warning
 

Today
 
Sunny, with a high near 97. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday
 
Sunny, with a high near 96. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
 
Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Friday
 
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Friday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Saturday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Saturday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Sunday
 
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Sunday Night
 
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Columbus Day
 
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Rancho Santa Margarita CA.