Lake Placid, Florida Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Placid weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast53%—93°75°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle80%0.02″90°74°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle75%—93°74°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail46%0.22″94°72°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers19%—95°74°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle29%—91°74°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Showers51%0.20″96°73°+5°
AQI 19 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.64 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.64 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.64
- 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lake Placid at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 83°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: January 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 33852
16-Day Forecast — Lake Placid
- Sun93°75°53%
- Mon90°74°80%
- Tue93°74°75%
- Wed94°72°46%
- Thu95°74°19%
- Fri91°74°29%
- Sat96°73°51%
- Sun93°75°38%
- Mon95°72°30%
- Tue91°72°45%
- Wed93°75°39%
- Thu90°78°38%
- Fri91°73°39%
- Sat94°76°48%
- Sun95°77°45%
- Mon96°77°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 — Lake Placid
SPC includes Lake Placid 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 Lake Placid
- 33852
- 33862