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Apalachicola, Florida Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Apalachicola weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Apalachicola, FL
Sunday, July 5 at 6:12 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
82%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:44 AM
Sunset
4:44 PM
Apalachicola, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastApalachicola, FL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 78 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 8 AM.
L 78°H 89°
Apalachicola, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    24%
    89°78°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Rain
    43%
    0.26″
    86°78°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    93°80°+7°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    18%
    94°79°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    16%
    89°76°-5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    94°76°+5°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    94°76°
Apalachicola, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
266° · backing 72°
Direction
W
266°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 14 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 186SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 72° from the w.
Apalachicola, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.8
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.94 inHg
Now
1013.8
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131017
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1017.01013.21013.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Apalachicola, FL
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
70μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4
Apalachicola, FL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.2mi
UNLIMITED
52 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
10:12 UTC · Apalachicola, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
10:12 UTC · Apalachicola, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Apalachicola, FL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Apalachicola, FL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Apalachicola, FL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:18 AM
Sunrise
2:44 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
4:44 PM
Civil dusk
9:12 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Apalachicola, FL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:51 PM
Moonset
11:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Apalachicola, FL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Apalachicola at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 32320

15-Day Forecast — Apalachicola

  1. Sun89°78°24%
  2. Mon86°78°43%
  3. Tue93°80°28%
  4. Wed94°79°18%
  5. Thu89°76°16%
  6. Fri94°76°8%
  7. Sat94°76°13%
  8. Sun94°78°31%
  9. Mon89°74°35%
  10. Tue88°74°29%
  11. Wed91°76°20%
  12. Thu83°78°37%
  13. Fri83°75°55%
  14. Sat90°72°61%
  15. Sun85°74°52%

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 — Apalachicola

SPC includes Apalachicola 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 Apalachicola

  • 32320
  • 32329

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.