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Sonora, California Weather

Coastal fog thickens at dawn. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Sonora, CA
Friday, June 5 at 5:15 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
47%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Sonora, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSonora, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 91°
Sonora, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    90°59°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    91°69°+1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    82°58°-9°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    80°54°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    22%
    0.15″
    65°51°-15°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    24%
    0.09″
    68°52°+3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    82°51°+14°
Sonora, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
349° · backing 62°
Direction
N
349°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 6 · pk 14 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 168SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 62° from the n.
Sonora, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
945.6
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 27.92 inHg
Now
945.6
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 944949
940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW948.7944.3944.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sonora, CA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
+10 in 6h

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.64 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneModerate
79μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~69%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.64 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.64
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Sonora, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
82.2mi
UNLIMITED
138 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
05:15 UTC ·Sonora, 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
05:15 UTC ·Sonora, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Sonora, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sonora, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sonora, CA
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
12:10 PM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
3:52 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Sonora, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
6:59 AM
Moonset
5:18 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Sonora, CA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Coastal fog thickens at dawn

weather
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sonora at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 4 (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 5, 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.

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.