Lake Sarasota, Florida Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Sarasota weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers33%0.76″87°75°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers29%1.5″89°76°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm19%—92°79°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle17%—92°75°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle16%—95°75°+3°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle28%0.04″96°73°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle32%—92°74°-4°
AQI 21 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.8 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.8 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lake Sarasota at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Lake Sarasota
- Sun91°80°33%
- Mon89°76°29%
- Tue92°79°19%
- Wed92°75°17%
- Thu95°75°16%
- Fri96°73°28%
- Sat92°74°32%
- Sun85°74°16%
- Mon91°77°19%
- Tue93°74°27%
- Wed92°76°25%
- Thu96°74°36%
- Fri93°75°55%
- Sat92°76°58%
- Sun95°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 — Lake Sarasota
SPC includes Lake Sarasota 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 Sarasota
- 34241