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Capitola, Florida Weather

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

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

Capitola, FL
Sunday, July 5 at 6:34 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
90%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:39 AM
Sunset
4:42 PM
Capitola, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCapitola, FL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 76°H 93°
Capitola, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    27%
    93°76°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Rain
    47%
    1.4″
    88°75°-5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    68%
    88°74°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    45%
    94°74°+6°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    25%
    95°75°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    18%
    97°75°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    100°75°+3°
Capitola, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
201° · backing 132°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 4 · pk 17 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 215SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Capitola, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.0
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.85 inHg
Now
1011.0
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091013
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.31009.31010.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Capitola, FL
Air quality
25
AQI
Good
-12 in 6h

AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
3.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
40μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Capitola, FL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.4mi
UNLIMITED
101 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
10:34 UTC · Capitola, 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
10:34 UTC · Capitola, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Capitola, FL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Capitola, FL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Capitola, FL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:13 AM
Sunrise
2:39 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
4:42 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Capitola, FL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:48 PM
Moonset
11:51 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Capitola, FL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Capitola at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Capitola

  1. Sun94°76°27%
  2. Mon88°75°47%
  3. Tue88°74°68%
  4. Wed94°74°45%
  5. Thu95°75°25%
  6. Fri97°75°18%
  7. Sat100°75°30%
  8. Sun97°74°46%
  9. Mon85°71°45%
  10. Tue89°71°33%
  11. Wed95°74°26%
  12. Thu88°73°33%
  13. Fri88°73°48%
  14. Sat91°73°52%
  15. Sun85°72°36%

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 — Capitola

SPC includes Capitola 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 Capitola

  • 32317

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.