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Sonora, Texas Weather

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Sonora weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Sonora, TX
Wednesday, June 3 at 8:07 PM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
90°
Humidity
63%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Sonora, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSonora, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 80°
Sonora, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Heavy Rain
    40%
    0.41″
    83°67°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    13%
    83°68°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Showers
    74%
    0.02″
    79°69°-4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    54%
    0.07″
    86°66°+7°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    42%
    89°70°+3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    91°71°+2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    87°71°-4°
Sonora, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
119° · steady
Direction
ESE
119°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 7
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 7 · pk 37 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 184SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sonora, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
944.6
-2.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.89 inHg
Now
944.6
mb
3h
-2.4
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 941945
935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW945.3941.3941.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Sonora, TX
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 41 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
86μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
7.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 41

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Sonora, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
66.1mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
20:07 UTC ·Sonora, TX · 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
20:07 UTC ·Sonora, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Sonora, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sonora, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sonora, TX
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:14 AM
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
2:10 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Sonora, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
4:04 AM
Moonset
2:13 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Sonora, TX
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Sonora at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 82°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 18 (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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Sonora

SPC has placed Sonora in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Sonora

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.