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Cedar Key, Florida Weather

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

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

Cedar Key, FL
Sunday, July 5 at 8:58 AM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
92°
Humidity
87%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:38 AM
Sunset
4:35 PM
Cedar Key, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCedar Key, FL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 80 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 36% chance of precipitation at 8 AM.
L 80°H 86°
Cedar Key, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    0.02″
    86°77°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    23%
    0.09″
    87°79°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    27%
    89°82°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    13%
    89°81°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    89°80°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    90°79°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    18%
    91°82°+1°
Cedar Key, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
086° · veering 171°
Direction
E
086°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 7
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 7 · pk 11 @ 4:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 249SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Cedar Key, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.8
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.97 inHg
Now
1014.8
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141017
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1017.21014.41015.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Cedar Key, FL
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — 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
3.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
1.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4
Cedar Key, FL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.0mi
UNLIMITED
55 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
12:58 UTC · Cedar Key, 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
12:58 UTC · Cedar Key, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cedar Key, FL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cedar Key, FL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cedar Key, FL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:12 AM
Sunrise
2:38 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
4:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:03 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cedar Key, FL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 PM
Moonset
11:46 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cedar Key, FL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cedar Key at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 82°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 32625

16-Day Forecast — Cedar Key

  1. Sun86°77°36%
  2. Mon87°79°23%
  3. Tue89°82°27%
  4. Wed89°81°13%
  5. Thu89°80°8%
  6. Fri90°79°4%
  7. Sat91°82°18%
  8. Sun90°83°27%
  9. Mon90°79°48%
  10. Tue83°74°48%
  11. Wed88°76°30%
  12. Thu90°82°55%
  13. Fri89°81°46%
  14. Sat90°79°58%
  15. Sun90°76°56%
  16. Mon90°81°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 — Cedar Key

SPC includes Cedar Key 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 Cedar Key

  • 32625

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.