Model estimate for 12:00 AM PDT (no recent station report)

Sonora, CA weather

Clear and 51°11°.

Mostly agree

Now 51°11°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the east-northeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 12 PM
Dew point: 38°3°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 7Good; Main pollutant: Ozone

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 47°8° today at 6 AM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 68°20° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

TonightNear 50°10° · Clear
This morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonNear 67°19° · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 71°22° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 11 PM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	43%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	42%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	3%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	2%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	5%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	71%	11%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	68%	16%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	17%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	66%	18%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	64%	16%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 45°7° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	64%	12%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	64%	6%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	64%	15%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	29%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 55°13°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	63%	11%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	11%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	18%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	43%	57%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	44%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	36%	47%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	38%	58%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	40%	66%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	41%	76%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	42%	77%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	38%	82%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	41%	81%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	48%	53%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	49%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	60%	49%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	42%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	42%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 73°23° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 68. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 72°22° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 72°22° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 72°22° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 71°22° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°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 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 66°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 71°22° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A chance of rain after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 64°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 70°21° / 40°4°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 51°10°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–66°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–51°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 43°6°. Typical 70°21° / 39°4°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  30% chance
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°–71°22°
Low, likely
35°2°–50°10°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 43°6°. Typical 70°21° / 39°4°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  20% chance
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
59°15°–74°23°
Low, likely
34°1°–55°13°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 39°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 69°21° / 39°4°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
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
60°16°–73°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 49°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 45°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 61–70°.

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

Stanislaus River at Orange Blossom Bridge

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 1,220 cfs

Forecast peak 4.1 ft Sat 1 AM

Reading from Fri 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page

North Fork Stanislaus River near Avery

19 mi

Flow: 275 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 76% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 64

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 3
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 38°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

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

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+10°+5°SunOct 18
+6°+3°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
+2°+1°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 53 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 21 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:28 PM; Morning 7:02–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:28–6:38 PM; Morning 6:52–7:02 AM; first light 6:52 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 12:57–6:52 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:40 AM · rises 5:11 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking east from Sonora. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,900 ft, 16 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.