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Sonoma State University, California Weather

Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sonoma State University weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Sonoma State University, CA
Wednesday, June 3 at 7:48 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
34%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Sonoma State University, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSonoma State University, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 79°
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7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Foggy
    88°51°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    82°51°-6°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    89°54°+7°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    83°47°-6°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    80°43°-3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    12%
    82°47°+2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Foggy
    11%
    73°49°-9°
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Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
243° · veering 80°
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 22 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 203SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 80° from the wsw.
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Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.4
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.84 inHg
Now
1010.4
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.71008.71009.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Sonoma State University, CA
Air quality
48
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6h

PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 9.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 58 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
9.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 58

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
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Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
101.9mi
UNLIMITED
178 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
19:48 UTC ·Sonoma State University, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
19:48 UTC ·Sonoma State University, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
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Satellite · infrared · animated
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
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Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:18 PM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
4:02 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
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The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
5:59 AM
Moonset
3:20 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Sonoma State University, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sonoma State University at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 3, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

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Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.