Current weather · Sep 26, 11:49 PM EDT

27.1330, -82.3940

73°

ClearFeels like 73° · Humidity 69%NWS forecast for this hour; no recent station reportForecast by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL · grid 77,62
High
85°
Low
68°
Rain today
0%
Sunrise
7:20 AM
Sunset
7:21 PM

Hour by hour

NWS forecast grid

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Every hour as a table48 hours
TimeWeatherTemperatureFeels likeDew pointHumidityChanceAmountSnowDirWindGustSky coverThunderPressureVisibilityCeiling
Sat 11 PM73°73°62°69%0%N6 mph12 mph1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 12 AM72°72°62°72%0%NNE6 mph12 mph1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 1 AM70°70°62°77%0%NE6 mph12 mph5%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 2 AM69°69°62°80%0%NE6 mph12 mph11%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 3 AM68°68°62°81%0%ENE6 mph12 mph11%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 4 AM67°67°62°86%0%ENE5 mph10 mph4%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 5 AM67°67°62°85%0%ENE5 mph10 mph4%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 6 AM66°66°62°86%0%NE5 mph9 mph7%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 7 AM66°66°62°86%0%NE5 mph9 mph17%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 8 AM67°67°63°86%0%NE5 mph9 mph23%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 9 AM72°72°65°77%0%ENE3 mph7 mph21%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 10 AM77°77°65°66%0%ENE3 mph7 mph31%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 11 AM80°82°65°59%0%ENE3 mph7 mph30%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 12 PM83°85°64°53%0%NE3 mph6 mph36%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 1 PM84°85°63°50%0%NNW3 mph6 mph44%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 2 PM85°86°64°49%0%WNW5 mph7 mph47%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 3 PM85°86°64°48%0%WNW6 mph8 mph45%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 4 PM85°86°64°49%0%WNW7 mph9 mph47%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 5 PM83°84°63°50%0%WNW8 mph10 mph43%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 6 PM82°83°63°52%0%WNW7 mph9 mph47%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 7 PM79°79°63°58%0%WNW6 mph9 mph41%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 8 PM76°76°62°62%0%NW5 mph9 mph46%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 9 PM75°75°62°64%0%NNW3 mph8 mph48%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 10 PM74°74°62°66%0%NNW2 mph7 mph34%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 11 PM73°73°62°69%0%N2 mph6 mph27%—10 mi-100 ft
Mon 12 AM72°72°62°71%0%N2 mph6 mph30%——-100 ft
Mon 1 AM71°71°62°73%0%NNE2 mph6 mph38%——-100 ft
Mon 2 AM70°70°62°76%0%NE2 mph7 mph34%——-100 ft
Mon 3 AM69°69°62°77%0%NE2 mph7 mph26%——-100 ft
Mon 4 AM68°68°61°79%0%ENE2 mph7 mph29%——-100 ft
Mon 5 AM67°67°61°80%0%ENE3 mph7 mph43%——-100 ft
Mon 6 AM67°67°61°80%0%ENE3 mph7 mph31%——-100 ft
Mon 7 AM67°67°60°77%0%ENE3 mph7 mph40%——-100 ft
Mon 8 AM68°68°61°78%0%ENE3 mph8 mph41%——-100 ft
Mon 9 AM74°74°62°67%0%ENE3 mph7 mph44%——
Mon 10 AM79°81°63°58%0%E2 mph6 mph32%——
Mon 11 AM83°84°64°53%0%E2 mph5 mph19%——
Mon 12 PM85°87°65°52%0%ESE2 mph5 mph23%——
Mon 1 PM86°88°65°50%0%SSW3 mph6 mph28%——
Mon 2 PM86°88°65°50%2%WSW5 mph7 mph32%——
Mon 3 PM86°88°65°49%2%WSW6 mph8 mph31%——
Mon 4 PM86°88°65°50%2%WSW7 mph9 mph29%——
Mon 5 PM84°86°65°52%2%WSW8 mph10 mph28%——
Mon 6 PM83°84°65°55%2%WSW7 mph10 mph28%——
Mon 7 PM80°82°65°60%2%W5 mph9 mph29%——
Mon 8 PM78°78°64°63%0%W3 mph7 mph29%——
Mon 9 PM77°77°65°66%0%W2 mph6 mph30%——
Mon 10 PM76°76°65°68%0%W1 mph5 mph31%——

The next 16 days

NWS grid published Sep 26, 3:16 PM EDT to day 8, the National Blend of Models to day 11, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16
  1. TodaySep 2685°68°Mostly Clear0%wind 9 mph
  2. SunSep 2786°67°Mostly Sunny0%wind 8 mph
  3. MonSep 2887°71°Mostly Sunny2%wind 8 mph
  4. TueSep 2988°72°Mostly Sunny then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms37%0.06 inwind 8 mph
  5. WedSep 3090°72°Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms60%0.15 inwind 7 mph · gusts 14 mph
  6. ThuOct 190°74°Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms64%0.16 inwind 12 mph
  7. FriOct 290°74°Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms68%0.64 inwind 12 mph
  8. SatOct 390°75°Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms63%0.37 inwind 9 mph
  9. SunOct 490°75°National Blend61%0.28 inwind 9 mph
  10. MonOct 589°75°National Blend66%0.30 inwind 8 mph
  11. TueOct 688°74°National Blend69%0.43 inwind 8 mph
  12. WedOct 7~85°77°Model mean0.44 in
  13. ThuOct 8~84°76°Model mean0.27 in
  14. FriOct 9~86°74°Model mean0.14 in
  15. SatOct 10~83°73°Model mean0.12 in
  16. SunOct 11~80°74°Model mean0.05 in

Right now

NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow
  • Feels like73°
  • WindN 6 mphgusts 12 mph
  • Radar over this pointno reading
  • Humidity69%
  • Dew point62°
  • Pressure—
  • UV index—
  • Air quality—
  • Visibility10 mi
  • Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset · set
  • Moonrise7:17 PMMoonset 7:11 AM
  • Moon phaseFull moon100% lit

The National Blend of Models

NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 26, 8:00 PM EDT

NOAA’s weighted blend of every model it runs, to eleven days, with the chances the grid above does not carry. Where the local office’s grid reaches, its figure sits beneath the blend’s; where it does not, the blend stands alone.

  1. TodaySep 26—66°NWS grid 85° / 68°rain 0%wind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
  2. SunSep 2786°67°NWS grid 86° / 67°rain 1%wind 8 mph
  3. MonSep 2888°71°NWS grid 87° / 71°rain 7%thunder 21%wind 7 mph
  4. TueSep 2988°73°NWS grid 88° / 72°rain 33%thunder 50%0.01 inwind 7 mph
  5. WedSep 3089°73°NWS grid 90° / 72°rain 74%thunder 59%0.20 inwind 8 mph · gusts 14 mph
  6. ThuOct 190°74°NWS grid 90° / 74°rain 65%thunder 52%0.21 inwind 12 mph · gusts 17 mph
  7. FriOct 290°75°NWS grid 90° / 74°rain 69%thunder 46%0.39 inwind 10 mph · gusts 16 mph
  8. SatOct 390°75°NWS grid 90° / 75°rain 66%thunder 43%0.45 inwind 9 mph
  9. SunOct 490°75°Beyond the NWS gridrain 61%thunder 39%0.28 inwind 9 mph
  10. MonOct 589°75°Beyond the NWS gridrain 66%0.30 inwind 8 mph
  11. TueOct 688°74°Beyond the NWS gridrain 69%0.43 inwind 8 mph
  12. WedOct 787°—Beyond the NWS gridrain 60%wind 12 mph
59°77°95°SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly

The models, side by side

HRRR Sep 26, 8:00 PM EDT · GFS Sep 26, 2:00 PM EDT · GEFS Sep 26, 2:00 PM EDT · ECMWF Sep 26, 8:00 AM EDT · ECMWF AI Sep 26, 8:00 AM EDT

Each line is one model’s own forecast at its own grid cell: three kilometers for HRRR, a quarter of a degree for the global models, which can sit a few hundred meters above or below the town. Where they agree the forecast is settled; where they part is where it is not.

59°77°95°SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

DayNWS gridHRRRGFSGEFSECMWFECMWF AI
Today Sep 2685° 68°~76° 73°~82° 77°~83° 75°83° 69°~81° 70°
Sun Sep 2786° 67°85° 66°80° 71°83° 68°84° 67°~82° 70°
Mon Sep 2887° 71°87° 65°82° 73°85° 71°86° 69°~83° 73°
Tue Sep 2988° 72°0.06 in—82° 75°86° 73°0.05 in87° 73°0.56 in~80° 75°0.40 in
Wed Sep 3090° 72°0.15 in—88° 76°0.15 in88° 74°0.20 in86° 72°0.32 in~81° 75°0.31 in
Thu Oct 190° 74°0.16 in—84° 75°0.43 in87° 74°0.15 in84° 73°0.22 in~85° 77°0.17 in
Fri Oct 290° 74°0.64 in—89° 76°0.09 in87° 76°0.23 in~89° 74°0.20 in~88° 79°0.18 in
Sat Oct 390° 75°0.37 in—88° 78°0.11 in90° 77°0.22 in~89° 74°0.06 in~88° 79°0.17 in
Sun Oct 4——85° 78°0.07 in89° 77°0.19 in~87° 74°0.03 in~88° 78°0.06 in
Mon Oct 5——86° 80°0.08 in88° 77°0.14 in~85° 75°0.07 in~87° 78°0.14 in
Tue Oct 6——87° 79°0.15 in~86° 77°0.16 in~83° 77°0.16 in~84° 78°0.48 in
Wed Oct 7——~89° 77°0.02 in—~84° 75°0.08 in~80° 78°1.24 in
Thu Oct 8——~87° 77°0.02 in—~87° 74°0.13 in~80° 77°0.65 in
Fri Oct 9——~87° 75°0.10 in—~87° 75°0.30 in~83° 73°
Sat Oct 10——~78° 73°0.33 in—~86° 75°0.04 in~84° 72°
Sun Oct 11——~80° 74°0.05 in—~76° 75°~74° 73°

A ~ marks a high or low read from six-hourly steps, which miss the true extreme by a degree or two.

ECMWF ensemble meteogram

ECMWF ensemble meteogram for this place: box plots of cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and temperature from the 51 ensemble members for ten days.
Rendered by ECMWF from its 51-member ensemble, in metric units: each box spans the middle half of the members, the whiskers the rest, the line the control run. A forecast, not an observation. © ECMWF, CC BY 4.0.

The next 90 days

NOAA GHCN normals and records at Venice (VNC) · Climate Prediction Center outlooks

No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one. Where the models stop, the calendar takes over: the 1991 to 2020 normal for each date, the record high and low ever set on it, and where the Climate Prediction Center leans warm, cool, wet or dry over the coming weeks, the month and the season. A site that shows a high for a date three months out is showing you this normal with a wobble.

The forecast reaches Sun Oct 11, from the NWS grid, then the National Blend, then the mean of the global models. Beyond it the lines are the calendar.

Climate Prediction Center (CPC) temperature lean60%40%warmer 50% · Oct 202633% chance above normal · Oct to Dec20°40°60°80°100°TodayOct 1Nov 1Dec 1

Forecast high and lowNormal high and lowRecord high and lowCPC leans warmer than normal

Week ofNormalWarmest on recordColdest on recordTemperature leanPrecipitation lean
Sep 2689° / 73°97° (1988)58° (1984)no outlookno outlook
Oct 388° / 71°97° (2009)54° (1974)60% chance above normal · days 6 to 1040% chance above normal · days 6 to 10
Oct 1088° / 70°95° (1995)50° (1977)50% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 1786° / 67°93° (2018)45° (1976)50% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 2484° / 64°94° (2002)36° (2001)50% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 3182° / 62°93° (2009)37° (1966)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 781° / 61°91° (2000)38° (2025)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 1479° / 58°91° (1998)37° (1969)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 2179° / 58°91° (1998)29° (1970)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 2878° / 58°89° (1998)32° (1959)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 577° / 56°88° (2001)24° (1981)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 1275° / 55°89° (1987)22° (1962)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 1974° / 55°88° (1998)27° (1989)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec

Health and activities

Rules of thumb over the next 24 hours of forecast, the warnings in force, the station’s report, air quality and pollen

None of these is a measurement. Each is a rating of the forecast ahead, and of what is happening at the point right now, against what the activity or the ailment is known to mind, and each names the figure that decided it. An ailment or a pest is rated as a risk, low to extreme; an activity, a chore or a journey as a condition, poor to ideal.

The sun is down, so each rating says which span it is for: tomorrow’s daylight, tonight, or the next 24 hours.

Health

  • Arthritisnext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Common coldtomorrowLowmild
  • FlutomorrowLowmild
  • Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
  • Heat stresstomorrowLowmild
  • SunburntomorrowLowweak sun
  • Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
  • SleepingtonightIdealcool, quiet night

Outdoors

  • RunningtomorrowGoodhot
  • HikingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • BikingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • GolftomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • FishingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Boating and paddlingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Beach and pooltomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • CampingtonightIdealfine conditions
  • StargazingtonightGoodbright moon

Travel

  • Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
  • Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads

Home and garden

  • Lawn mowingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • GardeningtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Outdoor entertainingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Drying laundry outsidetomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Painting and outdoor projectstomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • FrosttonightLowmild

Pests

  • MosquitoestomorrowHighwarm
  • TickstomorrowHighwarm
  • Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
  • Outdoor peststomorrowHighwarm

Stargazing

Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast and the sun and moon

Tonight has no dark, clear hour without a bright moon in this forecast. Rated fair.

Night ofRatingDarkClear hoursClear and moonlessMoon litTransparency (est.)DewStrongest wind
SaturdayFair8:39 PM to 6:03 AM9 of 9None100%Fair6 mph
SundayPoor8:37 PM to 6:04 AM0 of 9None98%3 mph
MondayPoor8:36 PM to 6:04 AM0 of 9None94%3 mph
TuesdayPoor8:35 PM to 6:05 AM0 of 9None87%2 h5 mph
WednesdayPoor8:34 PM to 6:05 AM0 of 9None80%7 h7 mph
ThursdayPoor8:33 PM to 6:05 AM0 of 9None70%8 h9 mph
FridayPoor8:32 PM to 6:06 AM0 of 9None60%8 h7 mph

Dark is the sun 18 degrees below the horizon; where it never gets that low, 12 degrees, marked nautical. Clear is sky cover of 20% or less. A bright moon is one above the horizon with a quarter or more of its disc lit. Transparency in the table is estimated from surface humidity (70% and 85% mark fair and poor) and visibility, since the forecast carries no haze or high cloud moisture. Seeing and transparency by hour, where shown, are Environment and Climate Change Canada’s astronomy forecast (regional model; seeing from cloud, wind shear, turbulence near the ground and the surface temperature trend; transparency from the moisture through the whole air column), under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Dew is the air within 2 °C of its dew point. Excellent is four or more clear moonless hours with good transparency; good is three; fair is one, or two clear hours.

Golden hour and blue hour

Computed from the sun and moon positions
DayBlue hour, morningGolden hour, morningGolden hour, eveningBlue hour, evening
Sat6:57 AM to 7:06 AM7:06 AM to 7:51 AM6:51 PM to 7:36 PM7:36 PM to 7:45 PM
Sun6:57 AM to 7:06 AM7:06 AM to 7:51 AM6:49 PM to 7:34 PM7:34 PM to 7:43 PM
Mon6:58 AM to 7:07 AM7:07 AM to 7:52 AM6:48 PM to 7:33 PM7:33 PM to 7:42 PM
Tue6:58 AM to 7:07 AM7:07 AM to 7:52 AM6:47 PM to 7:32 PM7:32 PM to 7:41 PM
Wed6:59 AM to 7:08 AM7:08 AM to 7:53 AM6:46 PM to 7:31 PM7:31 PM to 7:40 PM
Thu6:59 AM to 7:08 AM7:08 AM to 7:53 AM6:45 PM to 7:30 PM7:30 PM to 7:39 PM
Fri6:59 AM to 7:08 AM7:08 AM to 7:54 AM6:44 PM to 7:29 PM7:29 PM to 7:38 PM
NESWSRSSMRMS
  • SR Sunrise 7:20 AM, 91° E
  • SS Sunset 7:21 PM, 269° W
  • MR Moonrise 7:17 PM, 84° E
  • MS Moonset 7:11 AM, 273° W
  • Full moon, 100% lit

Golden hour is the sun between 6 degrees above the horizon and 4 degrees below it; blue hour is the sun between 4 and 6 degrees below. These are the definitions timeanddate.com and PhotoPills use. Directions are degrees clockwise from true north, where the sun’s upper edge and the moon’s center cross a flat horizon; hills and buildings change both. None means the sun does not reach that height on the day; all day means it stays inside the band.

Drone flying

NWS hourly forecast, SWPC Kp, FAA TFRs and 14 CFR Part 107

This hour: no-fly (gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)). Next good stretch: Mon 9 AM to 7 PM, 10 hours.

Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:50 AM to sunrise 7:20 AM, and sunset 7:21 PM to 7:51 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.

Sat
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Caution No-fly

HourVerdictWind (mph)400 ft est. (mph)Gust (mph)RainVisibilityCloud allowsTempKpWhy
Sat 11 PMNo-fly623290%10 miup to 0 ft73°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 12 AMNo-fly623290%10 miup to 0 ft72°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 1 AMNo-fly623290%10 miup to 0 ft70°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 2 AMNo-fly623290%10 miup to 0 ft69°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 3 AMNo-fly623290%10 miup to 0 ft68°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 4 AMNo-fly518240%10 miup to 0 ft67°low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 5 AMNo-fly518240%10 miup to 0 ft67°low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 6 AMNo-fly518230%10 miup to 0 ft66°low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 7 AMNo-fly56110%10 miup to 0 ft66°low cloud limits height (107.51), civil twilight: lighting required (107.29)
Sun 8 AMNo-fly56110%10 miup to 0 ft67°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 9 AMNo-fly3480%10 miup to 0 ft72°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 10 AMNo-fly3480%10 miup to 0 ft77°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 11 AMNo-fly3480%10 miup to 0 ft80°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 12 PMNo-fly3460%10 miup to 0 ft83°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 1 PMNo-fly3460%10 miup to 0 ft84°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 2 PMNo-fly5580%10 miup to 0 ft85°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 3 PMNo-fly6790%10 miup to 0 ft85°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 4 PMNo-fly78110%10 miup to 0 ft85°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 5 PMNo-fly810130%10 miup to 0 ft83°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 6 PMNo-fly79110%10 miup to 0 ft82°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sun 7 PMNo-fly623260%10 miup to 0 ft79°gusts near or over your limit, low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 8 PMNo-fly518230%10 miup to 0 ft76°low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 9 PMNo-fly314180%10 miup to 0 ft75°low cloud limits height (107.51), gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 10 PMNo-fly29140%10 miup to 0 ft74°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)

Flight restrictions nearby

Reading the FAA’s temporary flight restrictions.

Flight restrictions on the map. TFRs are not the whole picture: controlled airspace around airports needs LAANC authorization. Check the FAA’s B4UFLY.

Wind at 400 ft is estimated from the 10 m forecast by the power law, with exponents for each Pasquill stability class (Irwin 1979, rural, as in EPA dispersion models; the class from wind, sun height and cloud, after Turner 1970); gusts keep the ground gust’s margin. Caution from three quarters of your limit; the default 24 mph is the wind resistance printed for common sub-250 g drones. 14 CFR 107.51: “The minimum flight visibility, as observed from the location of the control station must be no less than 3 statute miles” and at least “500 feet below the cloud”. 14 CFR 107.29: “No person may operate a small unmanned aircraft system during periods of civil twilight unless the small unmanned aircraft has lighted anti-collision lighting visible for at least 3 statute miles”; civil twilight is the 30 minutes before sunrise and after sunset, in Alaska the Air Almanac’s. Kp: SWPC’s scales say satellite navigation problems may occur at G3 (Kp 7) and navigation is “degraded for hours” at G4 (Kp 8); Kp 5 is the typical app warning. Typical limits, not rules: rain chance 30% caution and 60% no-fly, thunder 10% and 20%, below 0 °C caution and −10 °C no-fly, over 40 °C caution. Your drone’s manual and the airspace come first.

Spraying and field work

Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast

Hours fit for spraying, and the days dry enough for fieldwork and hay, read from this forecast’s wind, gusts, humidity, temperature and rain.

Spraying windows

  • Sat 11 PM to Sun 4 AM 5 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Sun 9 AM to 10 PM 13 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Mon 5 AM to 10 AM 5 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Mon 1 PM to 9 PM 8 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Tue 4 AM to 10 AM 6 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Wed 8 PM to 10 PM 2 hours, every hour within the rules
Sat
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Tue12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Marginal No

Field days

DayDaytimeChance of rainRainLowest humidityStrongest windDry days in a rowHay drying
SaturdayDry0%0.00 in51%9 mph3 d
SundayDry0%0.00 in48%8 mph2 dGood
MondayDry2%0.00 in49%8 mph1 dGood
TuesdayShowers possible37%0.06 in60%8 mph
WednesdayShowers possible60%0.15 in63%7 mph
ThursdayShowers possible64%0.16 in66%12 mph
FridayWet68%0.64 in68%12 mph
SaturdayWet63%0.37 in69%9 mph

Spraying: sustained wind 3 to 10 mph, the range US extension services and most labels give; gusts no more than 15 mph (this page’s limit); delta T (air minus wet-bulb temperature) 2 to 8 °C preferred and 8 to 10 °C marginal, from GRDC guidance, with the wet bulb by Stull’s formula; no hour at a 30% chance of rain or 0.25 mm forecast during the rain-free time. Follow the product label, which overrides all of this. Field days: dry is no daytime hour at a 30% chance and under 1 mm all day, wet is 6 mm (0.25 in) or more; soil moisture is not in the forecast, so ground still wet from earlier rain is not accounted for. Hay drying marks a dry day with humidity down to 50% and a breeze of 5 mph or more.

Solunar times

Computed from the moon’s position

The best-rated day this week is Saturday, rated best.

DayRatingMajor periodsMinor periodsMoonSunrise, sunset
Sat Best11:54 PM to 1:54 AM12:17 PM to 2:17 PM6:41 AM to 7:41 AM6:47 PM to 7:47 PM 100%7:20 AM, 7:21 PM
Sun Best12:40 AM to 2:40 AM1:04 PM to 3:04 PM7:41 AM to 8:41 AM7:21 PM to 8:21 PM 99%7:20 AM, 7:20 PM
Mon Good1:28 AM to 3:28 AM1:54 PM to 3:54 PM8:44 AM to 9:44 AM7:58 PM to 8:58 PM 95%7:21 AM, 7:19 PM
Tue Fair2:20 AM to 4:20 AM2:48 PM to 4:48 PM9:50 AM to 10:50 AM8:41 PM to 9:41 PM 90%7:21 AM, 7:18 PM
Wed Poor3:16 AM to 5:16 AM3:46 PM to 5:46 PM10:58 AM to 11:58 AM9:31 PM to 10:31 PM 83%7:22 AM, 7:17 PM
Thu Fair4:16 AM to 6:16 AM4:47 PM to 6:47 PM12:05 PM to 1:05 PM10:28 PM to 11:28 PM 74%7:22 AM, 7:16 PM
Fri Fair5:19 AM to 7:19 AM5:50 PM to 7:50 PM1:10 PM to 2:10 PM 64%7:23 AM, 7:15 PM

Periods in bold fall within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The weather’s side is the fishing index

Major periods are two hours centered on the moon’s passage overhead and underfoot; minor periods are one hour centered on moonrise and moonset: the conventional durations of John Alden Knight’s solunar tables (1936). The rating is this site’s: one point to start, two more within a day and a half of a new or full moon (one more within three and a half days), and one more when a period falls within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The theory has mixed support in fisheries research; the times are exact astronomy.

In words

NWS forecast periods, as issued
  1. Tonight66° · NE 6 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

  2. Sunday86° · NNE 3–8 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. North northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

  3. Sunday Night67° · N 2–7 mph

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. North wind 2 to 7 mph.

  4. Monday87° · 2% · ESE 2–8 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. East southeast wind 2 to 8 mph.

  5. Monday Night71° · 4% · NW 1–7 mph

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Northwest wind 1 to 7 mph.

  6. Tuesday88° · 37% · SE 3–8 mph

    Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

  7. Tuesday Night72° · 37% · SSE 2–6 mph

    Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South southeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

  8. Wednesday90° · 60% · ESE 7 mph

    Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. East southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

  9. Wednesday Night72° · 60% · ESE 7 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

  10. Thursday90° · 64% · E 7–12 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

  11. Thursday Night74° · 64% · E 9 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

  12. Friday90° · 68% · ESE 12 mph

    Isolated showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

  13. Friday Night74° · 68% · ESE 8 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

  14. Saturday90° · 63% · SE 9 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

The forecaster’s discussion

NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL · issued Sep 26, 7:51 PM EDT

Written by the forecaster on duty for their own colleagues and for anyone who wants to know why the forecast says what it says. It is not edited for the public, so it uses the office’s shorthand; it is also the most honest thing any weather service publishes.

KEY Messages

747 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

Very limited rain chances area wide through Monday, with slight chances returning on Tuesday across far southern locations.

Drier and relatively cooler air mass remains across the area into early next week before gradually moderating.

Update

747 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

It has been a beautiful day, certainly by late September standards. Conditions are so dry and stable that even clouds struggled to form today. With high pressure remaining in control, and a continental airmass firmly in place, expect a quiet, mild evening to continue. The light winds overnight also favor efficient radiational cooling. Low temps tomorrow morning look to be in the upper 50s to upper 60s, except maybe right at the water where the warm SSTs will moderate temperatures a bit. At this time, the forecast remains on track and there are no changes needed.

Discussion

150 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

Northwest flow aloft remains over the area this afternoon between ridging over the C U.S. and E Seaboard troughing extending from a closed low off the Mid-Atlantic coast. Surface ridging extends southward across the E U.S. and into the state from strong high pressure centered over the Great Lakes/SE Canada, while the recent frontal boundary is currently over the FL Straits, extending S/SW from an attendant deep surface low associated with the closed low off the Mid-Atlantic. Drier air has filtered into the peninsula with dew points currently in the 50s and 60s representing about a 5 to 10 degree drop compared to 24 hours ago. Surface temps haven't dropped as notably, however given the lower dew points/humidity and light to occasionally moderate northerly breeze, ambient conditions outdoors are rather pleasant for this time of year. PW values sampled this morning registered 1.14 inches, which is right around the 10th percentile climatologically, and mid-level RH around 30 percent associated with notable dryness in the 850-500 mb layer further illustrate the atypically dry air mass in place locally. This all translates to dry conditions today under mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies, with afternoon highs running a few degrees below normal, peaking in the lower 80s north to mostly mid 80s central and south. Overnight/early morning low temps tonight into Sunday morning will be a bit more pronounced departure from normal, generally about 5-10 degrees, dipping into the upper 50s to lower 60s across the Nature Coast, the lower to mid 60s across central and southern areas away from the immediate coast, and upper 60s to around 70 along immediate coastal locations.

The pattern will be slow to evolve over the next few days allowing the pleasant and dry conditions to continue locally, followed by the low pressure system gradually filling and lifting away from the Mid- Atlantic/NE U.S. toward mid week allowing high pressure to build over the W Atlantic and the local area mid to late week. Moisture gradually recovers to more typical values heading into mid week after persistent northerly flow through the weekend gradually relaxes on Monday before becoming E/SE on Tue-Wed. Rain chances remain below 10 percent area wide through Monday, and only creep up to 20-30 percent for far southern SWFL locations across parts of Charlotte and Lee counties on Tuesday. PW values finally rebound to 1.5+ inches and a bit closer to normal area wide by Wednesday, with rain chances responding accordingly and isolated to scattered showers/storms returning to the forecast for areas north of I-4, with scattered to numerous coverage southward. High pressure remains over the W Atlantic through week's end favoring generally easterly flow over the peninsula, focusing activity over W FL during the afternoon and evening hours. Scattered to numerous shower/storm coverage will become area wide beyond mid week, while afternoon highs slowly climb from the upper 80s to lower 90s early week to the mainly the lower 90s mid week and beyond.

Aviation

747 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

(00Z TAFS)

Dry, VFR conditions will prevail into the early part of next week as a stable high pressure feature remains in control. Moisture gradually rebounds towards the middle of the week, and temperatures will also begin to increase. By late-week, expecting more summer- like weather and thunderstorms to return.

Marine

150 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

Gradual improvement of marine conditions continues through the weekend as winds slowly diminish, accompanied by mostly rain-free conditions over the next several days as high pressure remains over the waters. Winds become E to SE by mid week with showers and storms returning, likely favoring coastal areas in the afternoon and evening hours as interior activity spreads westward to the coast and offshore over the waters. Winds may reach cautionary levels beyond mid week, however no headlines are anticipated beforehand.

Fire Weather

150 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

Generally limited fire concerns are expected through the period, however minimum RH values will drop below 40-50 percent for much of the area for a few hours during the afternoons through Monday, and may approach critical values for a few locations north of I-4. Latest Significant Fire Potential forecast indicates low to moderate potential through the period, however winds are expected to remain below critical threshold which should limit overall potential. Dry air mass currently in place is likely to remain through at least early next week before moisture recovers and rain chances increase from south to north mid week and beyond.

Preliminary Point Temps / Pops

TPA 67 86 69 88 / 0 0 0 0 FMY 68 87 69 88 / 0 0 0 0 GIF 64 86 65 88 / 0 0 0 0 SRQ 67 85 69 87 / 0 0 0 0 BKV 62 86 64 88 / 0 0 0 0 SPG 70 85 72 87 / 0 0 0 0

TBW Watches / Warnings / Advisories

FL...None. Gulf waters...None.

The outlooks beyond

SPC, WPC, CPC and the Drought Monitor, read at this point

The national centers each publish a judgment the local grid does not carry. Read here at this exact coordinate.

Severe weather

  1. Day 1 · Sat Sep 26No risk area
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27No risk area
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 28No risk area
  4. Day 4 · Tue Sep 29No risk area
  5. Day 5 · Wed Sep 30No risk area
  6. Day 6 · Thu Oct 1No risk area
  7. Day 7 · Fri Oct 2No risk area
  8. Day 8 · Sat Oct 3No risk area

Rainfall

  1. Day 1 · Sat Sep 26Under 0.01 in
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27Under 0.01 in
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 280.01 in
  4. Day 4-5 · Sep 29–Sep 300.25 in
  5. Day 6-7 · Oct 1–Oct 20.75 in

The rainfall forecast on the map, days 1 to 7

Six to fourteen days

  1. Days 6–10 · Temperature60% chance above normalOct 2–Oct 6
  2. Days 6–10 · Precipitation40% chance above normalOct 2–Oct 6
  3. Days 8–14 · Temperature40% chance above normalOct 4–Oct 10
  4. Days 8–14 · Precipitation40% chance above normalOct 4–Oct 10

Hazards, 3 to 14 days

  1. Sep 29–Oct 3Severe Drought

Drought

  1. Drought Monitor, map of Sep 22D2 Severe drought
  2. Outlook for Sep 2026Drought remains but improves

Drought in this county: the map, the record since 2000 and the outlook

Frost and climate

NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Venice

A freeze (32°F or colder) comes in only 40 percent of years here.

Climate of 27.13, -82.39: normals, records and every month

Everything else on the grid

NWS forecast grid · 33 elements

The forecast office edits about sixty fields for every cell of its grid. The common ones are above; these are the rest, as the daily extreme, for anyone who needs the mixing height, the fire danger or the swell.

ElementSatSunMonTueWedThuFriSat
HeatRisk max1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor2 · Moderate2 · Moderate
Wet bulb globe temperature max81°80°82°84°86°86°87°88°
Heat index max87°86°88°92°98°100°104°105°
Chance of thunder max0%0%0%37%50%47%49%48%
Cloud ceiling min-100 ft-100 ft-100 ft
Visibility min10 mi10 mi
Mixing height max4,200 ft4,600 ft5,100 ft4,400 ft5,000 ft4,000 ft4,500 ft4,400 ft
Transport wind max9 mph8 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph12 mph12 mph9 mph
Twenty-foot wind max9 mph8 mph8 mph8 mph7 mph12 mph12 mph9 mph
Dispersion index max4836403440505441
Low visibility risk max45456969

Against the record

NOAA GHCN · Venice (VNC) · 5.1 mi away

Each forecast day against the same calendar date at the nearest long-record station: the 1991 to 2020 normal, and the record high and low with the year they were set.

DayForecastNormalRecord highRecord low
Sat Sep 2685° / 68°90° / 74°95° (1988)66° (1968)
Sun Sep 2786° / 67°90° / 73°94° (1972)60° (1956)
Mon Sep 2887° / 71°89° / 73°96° (1988)66° (1981)
Tue Sep 2988° / 72°89° / 73°95° (1988)63° (1962)
Wed Sep 3090° / 72°88° / 72°97° (1988)63° (2022)
Thu Oct 190° / 74°89° / 72°94° (1995)62° (1974)
Fri Oct 290° / 74°89° / 71°94° (1999)58° (1984)
Sat Oct 390° / 75°88° / 71°93° (2002)55° (1974)

Sun and moon

DayCivil twilightSunriseSunsetCivil twilightDaylightMoon
Sat6:57 AM7:20 AM7:21 PM7:45 PM12 h 1 min Full moon · 100% lit
Sun6:57 AM7:20 AM7:20 PM7:43 PM12 h 0 min Waning gibbous · 99% lit
Mon6:58 AM7:21 AM7:19 PM7:42 PM11 h 58 min Waning gibbous · 95% lit
Tue6:58 AM7:21 AM7:18 PM7:41 PM11 h 57 min Waning gibbous · 90% lit
Wed6:59 AM7:22 AM7:17 PM7:40 PM11 h 55 min Waning gibbous · 83% lit
Thu6:59 AM7:22 AM7:16 PM7:39 PM11 h 54 min Waning gibbous · 74% lit
Fri6:59 AM7:23 AM7:15 PM7:38 PM11 h 52 min Waning gibbous · 64% lit
Sat7:00 AM7:23 AM7:13 PM7:37 PM11 h 50 min Last quarter · 54% lit

Forecast from the National Weather Service forecast grid at api.weather.gov, updated by the local office through the day; the written periods and hourly digest are the NWS’s own. Outlooks from the Storm Prediction Center, the Weather Prediction Center and the Climate Prediction Center via NOAA’s map services. Records and normals from NOAA’s Global Historical Climatology Network. Sun and moon computed here. Place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

What is here

Seven days
The high, the low, the chance and amount of rain and snow, the wind and the forecaster’s words for each day and night, from the National Weather Service grid for the exact cell your town sits in.
Hour by hour
Temperature, what it feels like, dew point, humidity, chance and amount of precipitation, wind and gusts, sky cover, the chance of thunder, pressure, visibility and ceiling, as a chart and as a table, with nights shaded.
Everything else on the grid
The office edits about sixty fields for every cell. The ones the mainstream forecast pages leave out are here as a daily table: HeatRisk, wet bulb globe temperature, lightning activity, mixing height, transport wind, the fire weather indices, and at the coast the waves and swell.
The discussion
The Area Forecast Discussion the forecaster wrote to explain the forecast, in their own words, with the specialist annexes folded away. Also the office’s hazardous weather outlook.
Beyond the week
The Storm Prediction Center’s severe weather category for each of the next eight days, the Weather Prediction Center’s rainfall forecast to day seven and its winter storm severity, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for days six to fourteen, all read at your coordinate.
Against the record
Each forecast day beside the same date at the nearest long-record station: the thirty-year normal and the record high and low with their years, so a forecast high that would break a record says so.
The next 90 days
The forecast as far as the grid, the National Blend and the global models reach, and the calendar after that: the normal and the record for every date, with the Climate Prediction Center’s lean for the weeks, the month and the season drawn over them. No made-up highs for a date three months out.

Common questions

Where does this forecast come from?

From the National Weather Service forecast grid published at api.weather.gov, the same grid the local forecast office edits through the day and the source of every forecast on weather.gov. The written periods, the hourly digest and the forecaster’s discussion are the NWS’s own products, shown as issued. Nothing here is a blend a website made.

How far ahead does it go?

The grid runs seven days ahead, hour by hour for the first days and in three to six hour steps after that. The National Blend of Models carries the days to eleven and the global models to sixteen. Beyond that the page carries the national centers’ outlooks, severe weather to day eight, rainfall to day seven, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for the coming weeks, month and season, over a ninety-day calendar of the normal and the record for each date. No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one.

Why is this different from the app on my phone?

Most forecast apps show a blend of models chosen by the company that makes the app. This page shows the forecast the local National Weather Service office issues, edited by the forecasters who will also issue the warnings, and it shows all of it rather than the six numbers that fit on a phone. The discussion explains the reasoning, which no app carries.

What is a place’s address here?

Every town has its own page, such as /forecast/us/oklahoma/oklahoma-city/, and every day at a town has one too. A ZIP code typed into the search goes to the town it belongs to. Any coordinate at all can be looked up, and the page names the nearest town.

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