Destin, Florida Weather
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Destin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy10%—90°79°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers47%1.4″85°76°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail65%—92°77°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm31%—93°78°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm21%—94°77°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——92°79°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast14%—92°80°0°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 42 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 11:01 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Destin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 32541
15-Day Forecast — Destin
- Sun90°79°10%
- Mon85°76°47%
- Tue92°77°65%
- Wed93°78°31%
- Thu94°77°21%
- Fri92°79°9%
- Sat92°80°14%
- Sun91°74°34%
- Mon77°73°43%
- Tue88°74°28%
- Wed91°80°17%
- Thu91°79°39%
- Fri85°78°45%
- Sat91°74°46%
- Sun89°75°48%
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 — Destin
SPC includes Destin 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 Destin
- 32541
- 32540