Cape Canaveral, Florida Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cape Canaveral weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast33%—90°78°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast24%—85°75°-5°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail62%0.03″93°75°+8°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast50%—94°73°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle19%—95°77°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast18%—92°74°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—92°76°0°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 63
- UV peak
- 3.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 63
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 10:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cape Canaveral at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 32920
16-Day Forecast — Cape Canaveral
- Sat90°77°33%
- Sun85°75°24%
- Mon93°75°62%
- Tue94°73°50%
- Wed95°77°19%
- Thu92°74°18%
- Fri92°76°14%
- Sat94°75°21%
- Sun91°74°36%
- Mon91°72°39%
- Tue90°75°34%
- Wed90°79°54%
- Thu90°79°65%
- Fri91°78°55%
- Sat91°80°46%
- Sun91°79°55%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Cape Canaveral
SPC includes Cape Canaveral 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 Cape Canaveral
- 32920