Cortez, Florida Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cortez weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain36%0.05″91°78°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers37%2.6″86°75°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm18%—93°80°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm——93°78°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm——94°76°+1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle16%—95°75°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle22%—93°75°-2°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cortez at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 34215
15-Day Forecast — Cortez
- Sun91°78°36%
- Mon86°75°37%
- Tue93°80°18%
- Wed93°78°7%
- Thu94°76°7%
- Fri95°75°16%
- Sat93°75°22%
- Sun83°74°14%
- Mon94°77°23%
- Tue93°75°23%
- Wed93°76°21%
- Thu94°75°36%
- Fri94°75°55%
- Sat89°76°58%
- Sun94°75°45%
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 — Cortez
SPC includes Cortez 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 Cortez
- 34215
- 34210