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Sonoma, California Weather

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

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

Sonoma, CA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:51 AM
67
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
69°
Humidity
72%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
10:52 PM
Sunset
1:36 PM
Sonoma, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSonoma, CA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 78°
Sonoma, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    78°54°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Foggy
    77°51°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    83°51°+6°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    87°48°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    92°51°+5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    91°53°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    93°53°+2°
Sonoma, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
228° · veering 14°
Direction
SW
228°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
14
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 14 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 166SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sonoma, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.3
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.89 inHg
Now
1012.3
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101013
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.51010.21012.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Sonoma, CA
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
48μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.9

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Sonoma, CA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
53%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.0mi
UNLIMITED
91 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
17:51 UTC · Sonoma, 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
17:51 UTC · Sonoma, CA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sonoma, CA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sonoma, CA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sonoma, CA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:21 AM
Sunrise
10:52 PM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
1:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sonoma, CA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
11:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sonoma, 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 →

Sonoma at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 95476

16-Day Forecast — Sonoma

  1. Sun78°54°0%
  2. Mon77°51°0%
  3. Tue83°51°4%
  4. Wed87°48°0%
  5. Thu92°51°0%
  6. Fri91°53°0%
  7. Sat93°53°1%
  8. Sun84°61°0%
  9. Mon98°64°2%
  10. Tue101°58°4%
  11. Wed98°57°0%
  12. Thu98°53°1%
  13. Fri100°56°3%
  14. Sat96°54°3%
  15. Sun93°55°0%
  16. Mon91°51°3%

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 Sonoma

  • 95476

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.