Sonora, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sonora weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast13%—87°68°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——89°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——93°66°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——95°66°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——98°68°+3°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——102°71°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——104°74°+2°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 9.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 29
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39), ratio 0.66 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.66
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Sonora at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 95370
16-Day Forecast — Sonora
- Sun87°68°13%
- Mon89°68°1%
- Tue93°66°0%
- Wed95°66°0%
- Thu98°68°0%
- Fri102°71°0%
- Sat104°74°0%
- Sun91°71°1%
- Mon98°67°5%
- Tue103°72°6%
- Wed104°75°3%
- Thu105°76°3%
- Fri108°78°6%
- Sat105°77°10%
- Sun102°74°11%
- Mon101°72°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 Sonora
- 95370