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Weather in Sonora, Texas

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sonora, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 2:56 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
67%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:47 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Sonora, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
9p
78°
10p
76°
11p
75°
12a
74°
1a
72°
2a
71°
3a
71°
4a
72°
5a
70°
6a
68°
7a
70°
8a
71°
9a
74°
10a
77°
11a
77°
12p
80°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
82°
8p
L 68°H 86°
Sonora, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    81°65°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    88°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    93°71°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    45%
    95°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    70%
    85°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Thunderstorm
    70%
    83°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    88°65°
Sonora, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
157° · steady
Direction
SSE
157°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 13
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 13 · pk 33 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the sse.
Sonora, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
932.8
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 27.55 inHg
Now
932.8
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 932937
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sonora, TX
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.3 μg/m³
PM 10
8.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Sonora, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:22 AM
Sunrise
6:47 AM
Daylight
13h 43m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
1:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sonora, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:04 PM
Moonset
1:54 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Sonora, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sonora at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 17, 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.