Sonora, California Weather
Sonora, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Sonora, Tuolumne County.
Full aviation weather for Sonora is published on the Mariposa Yosemite Airport (KMPI) page, 61 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Conditions reported at KMPI describe the airfield itself. Weather 61 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sonora specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Sonora, California
Sonora rests in a basin where the Sierran foothills begin their dramatic ascent, a landscape sculpted by the patient erosion of water and time. It lies 34.7 miles east-north-east of Riverbank, CA (from Riverbank, CA: bearing 60°T), and is situated 4.4 miles west-south-west of Phoenix Lake. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries the crispness of elevation, tinged with the dry scent of pine and the faint, sweet perfume of wild sage. Oak trees, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers, dot the rolling terrain, their leaves catching the sunlight in a shifting mosaic of gold and green. The hillsides, a patchwork of tawny grasses and darker chaparral, rise to meet a sky that often stretches in an unbroken expanse of cerulean, punctuated by the occasional drift of white cloud. This is country that feels both resilient and welcoming, a place where the land itself seems to hold a quiet, enduring story. The spirit of Sonora is deeply rooted in the Gold Rush, a legacy that still whispers through its historic downtown, where weathered brick buildings line the streets, their facades hinting at the fortunes sought and lost. This past fuels a vibrant local economy, one that now balances tourism and services with a continuing connection to the surrounding natural resources, including timber and agriculture. The Tuolumne River, though not directly within the town’s immediate embrace, flows through the broader region, its presence a subtle reminder of the waterways that shaped this land and its early inhabitants. Sonora remains a hub for its surrounding communities, a place where the pace of life feels measured, allowing for neighborly greetings and the unhurried enjoyment of a sunset that often paints the western sky in hues of rose and amber.
Live animated radar for Sonora and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Sonora, Tuolumne County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.984091°N, 120.382138°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95370 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sonora, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sonora, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Sonora includes coordinates 37.984091°N, 120.382138°W, situated in Tuolumne County. ZIP code 95370. Telephone area code: 408, 669. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
