Altoona, Florida Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Altoona weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle45%0.05″91°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast43%—91°75°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast37%—97°77°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle18%—97°77°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle14%—96°75°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle13%—97°74°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast35%—99°76°+2°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Altoona at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 32702
15-Day Forecast — Altoona
- Sun91°74°45%
- Mon91°75°43%
- Tue97°77°37%
- Wed97°77°18%
- Thu96°75°14%
- Fri97°74°13%
- Sat99°76°35%
- Sun94°76°34%
- Mon93°73°39%
- Tue89°73°51%
- Wed92°74°29%
- Thu92°78°41%
- Fri97°75°35%
- Sat80°75°42%
- Sun87°74°33%
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 — Altoona
SPC includes Altoona 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 Altoona
- 32702