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Clearwater, Florida Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Clearwater, FL
Saturday, July 4 at 9:19 AM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
94°
Humidity
79%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:39 AM
Sunset
4:31 PM
Clearwater, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastClearwater, FL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 77°H 90°
Clearwater, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    90°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    25%
    6.7″
    85°77°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    92°80°+7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    91°84°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    92°84°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    12%
    93°85°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    12%
    94°85°+1°
Clearwater, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
253° · veering 150°
Direction
WSW
253°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 3
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 3 · pk 13 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 135SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 150° from the wsw.
Clearwater, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.1
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.98 inHg
Now
1015.1
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1016.21013.81015.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair and building — a clean high settles over the region.
Clearwater, FL
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-5 in 6hPeak ~42 @ 7 PM

AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~77%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.

PM 2.5Good
5.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~77%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
2.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Clearwater, FL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.3mi
UNLIMITED
65 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
13:19 UTC · Clearwater, 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
13:19 UTC · Clearwater, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Clearwater, FL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Clearwater, FL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Clearwater, FL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:14 AM
Sunrise
2:39 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
4:31 PM
Civil dusk
8:59 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Clearwater, FL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 PM
Moonset
10:48 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Clearwater, FL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Clearwater at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 83°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 33755, 33756, 33759, 33760, 33761, 33762, 33763, 33764 +1 more

16-Day Forecast — Clearwater

  1. Sat90°76°32%
  2. Sun85°77°25%
  3. Mon92°80°22%
  4. Tue91°84°10%
  5. Wed92°84°11%
  6. Thu93°85°12%
  7. Fri94°85°12%
  8. Sat94°85°23%
  9. Sun92°85°18%
  10. Mon93°85°26%
  11. Tue91°84°38%
  12. Wed95°80°42%
  13. Thu90°80°40%
  14. Fri92°81°41%
  15. Sat92°82°43%
  16. Sun92°83°52%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Clearwater

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 — Clearwater

SPC includes Clearwater 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 Clearwater

  • 33759
  • 33755
  • 33756
  • 33763
  • 33761
  • 33767
  • 33764
  • 33765
  • 33757
  • 33758
  • 33766
  • 33769

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.