Model estimate for 5:00 AM PDT (no recent station report)

East Sonora, CA weather

Overcast and 47°8°.

Mostly agree

Now 47°8°

Cloudy

Wind: Calm; Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 5 PM
Dew point: 47°8°; Comfortable
Humidity: 100%; Air 47°8°, dew point 47°8° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 19Good; Main pollutant: Ozone

None rain starting around 8:15 AM.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 66°19° today at 2 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (64°18° → 52°11°)

This morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 66°19° by 2 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 68°20° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 5a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	100%	0
Fri 6a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	88%	0
Fri 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	69%	0
Fri 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	68%	0
Fri 9a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	10%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	53%	0
Fri 10a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	10%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	48%	1
Fri 11a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	70%	38%	2
Fri 12p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	63%	27%	4
Fri 1p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	57%	32%	5
Fri 2p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	54%	37%	4
Fri 3p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	55%	30%	4
Fri 4p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	55%	27%	3
Fri 5p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	62%	21%	1
Fri 6p	Clear	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	67%	9%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	9%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	5%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	73%	0%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	73%	0%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	51%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	41%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	37%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	37%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	37%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	37%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	37%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	38%	2%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	2%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 23. Haze. High 66°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 73°23° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Haze before 8am. Mostly sunny. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 0 to 7 mph.
Tonight: Haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 73°23° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Haze between 8am and 9am. Sunny, with a high near 70. South southwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 45. North northwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 72°22° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 72°22° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 72°22° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 71°22° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 71°22° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 70°21° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–72°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 70°21° / 39°4°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.26 in6.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–73°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–53°12°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 61°16°, low 49°9°. Typical 70°21° / 39°4°. Rain 1.1 in27 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.37 in9.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.42 in11 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Low, likely
42°6°–54°12°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 39°4°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 66°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 45°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 76°, low 47°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 61–74°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (STO) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

North Fork Stanislaus River near Avery

19 mi

Flow: 278 cfs

Reading from Fri 4 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 66% less heating than a typical week.

This week 21Typical 62

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 10
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 47°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Sonora · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1906–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+12°+7°SatOct 17
+10°+5°SunOct 18
+6°+3°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
+2°+1°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

East Sonora weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 23 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:29 PM; Morning 7:01–7:54 AM
Blue hour: 6:29–6:39 PM; Morning 6:51–7:01 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 94% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:33 AM · rises 4:44 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from East Sonora. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,700 ft, 12 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 5.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.