Forest City, Florida Weather
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Forest City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle61%0.02″94°76°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain39%4.6″86°73°-8°
- MondayJul 6Showers51%0.43″96°77°+10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers47%—96°78°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle25%—97°79°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers27%0.46″96°77°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle24%—96°77°0°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.85 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 during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~61%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:05 PM
- Moonset
- 10:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Forest City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Forest City
- Sat94°76°61%
- Sun86°73°39%
- Mon96°77°51%
- Tue96°78°47%
- Wed97°79°25%
- Thu96°77°27%
- Fri96°77°24%
- Sat100°81°36%
- Sun100°80°29%
- Mon101°81°41%
- Tue93°71°46%
- Wed98°76°36%
- Thu82°78°39%
- Fri95°77°31%
- Sat99°79°35%
- Sun98°81°31%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
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 — Forest City
SPC includes Forest City 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 Forest City
- 32714
- 32703