Alachua, Florida Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alachua weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain25%0.17″93°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast23%—93°76°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast15%—98°77°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—97°77°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—98°77°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle11%—97°76°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle23%—98°76°+1°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Alachua at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 82°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 32615, 32616
16-Day Forecast — Alachua
- Sun93°74°25%
- Mon93°76°23%
- Tue98°77°15%
- Wed97°77°16%
- Thu98°77°12%
- Fri97°76°11%
- Sat98°76°23%
- Sun97°76°33%
- Mon94°76°40%
- Tue82°72°37%
- Wed94°72°31%
- Thu98°76°35%
- Fri90°74°38%
- Sat98°73°48%
- Sun98°74°37%
- Mon96°77°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Alachua
SPC includes Alachua in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Alachua
- 32615
- 32616