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East Sonora, California Weather

Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

East Sonora, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:02 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
45%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
10:44 PM
Sunset
1:27 PM
East Sonora, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEast Sonora, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 87°
East Sonora, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    10%
    87°68°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    88°68°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    91°65°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    94°64°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    97°66°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    100°68°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    102°71°+2°
East Sonora, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
220° · backing 15°
Direction
SW
220°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 6
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 6 · pk 13 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 166SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
East Sonora, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
941.1
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 27.79 inHg
Now
941.1
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 940943
935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW943.4939.7941.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
East Sonora, CA
Air quality
23
AQI
Good
-11 in 6hPeak ~45 @ 11 PM

AQI 23 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
7.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 22

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.64 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.64
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
East Sonora, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
94.8mi
UNLIMITED
151 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
17:02 UTC · East Sonora, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
17:02 UTC · East Sonora, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
East Sonora, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
East Sonora, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
East Sonora, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:14 AM
Sunrise
10:44 PM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
1:27 PM
Civil dusk
8:59 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
East Sonora, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:20 PM
Moonset
11:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
East Sonora, CA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Summer heat deepens across the valleys

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

East Sonora at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — East Sonora

  1. Sun86°68°10%
  2. Mon88°68°1%
  3. Tue91°65°0%
  4. Wed94°64°0%
  5. Thu97°66°0%
  6. Fri100°68°0%
  7. Sat102°71°0%
  8. Sun102°73°1%
  9. Mon107°78°6%
  10. Tue105°79°6%
  11. Wed92°71°3%
  12. Thu96°70°3%
  13. Fri104°71°6%
  14. Sat110°77°10%
  15. Sun110°81°11%
  16. Mon103°77°10%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 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 East Sonora

  • 95370

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.