Sonora, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sonora weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear——87°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast26%—86°73°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast36%—81°69°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle18%—83°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—82°64°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast30%—87°66°+5°
- FridayJul 10Foggy50%—89°72°+2°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 73 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 84 around 1 PM.
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 73 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 84 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 73
- UV peak
- 8.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 84
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 10:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sonora at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42776
16-Day Forecast — Sonora
- Sat87°67°7%
- Sun86°73°26%
- Mon81°69°36%
- Tue83°66°18%
- Wed82°64°16%
- Thu87°66°30%
- Fri89°72°50%
- Sat81°70°44%
- Sun79°61°17%
- Mon78°57°10%
- Tue80°58°14%
- Wed83°59°13%
- Thu84°66°13%
- Fri85°67°19%
- Sat78°67°32%
- Sun74°66°36%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 includes Sonora in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- 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
- 42776