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Marathon, Florida Weather

Midyear heat — the wet season grip. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Marathon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Marathon, FL
Saturday, July 4 at 9:16 AM
88
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
95°
Humidity
68%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
2:39 AM
Sunset
4:17 PM
Marathon, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMarathon, FL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 12 PM.
L 76°H 90°
Marathon, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Showers
    26%
    1.2″
    90°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    15%
    0.03″
    85°77°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    85°82°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    87°83°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    87°86°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    87°86°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    13%
    86°85°-1°
Marathon, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
148° · veering 34°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 13 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1412SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 34° from the sse.
Marathon, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.2
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 30.04 inHg
Now
1017.2
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161018
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1017.91015.71017.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair and building — a clean high settles over the region.
Marathon, FL
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
+7 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53), ratio 0.43 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
24μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
42μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.9

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53), ratio 0.43 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.43
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Marathon, FL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
32%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
45.9mi
UNLIMITED
53 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
13:16 UTC · Marathon, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
13:16 UTC · Marathon, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Marathon, FL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Marathon, FL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Marathon, FL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:15 AM
Sunrise
2:39 AM
Daylight
13h 38m
Sunset
4:17 PM
Civil dusk
8:44 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Marathon, FL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:59 PM
Moonset
10:43 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Marathon, FL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Midyear heat — the wet season grip

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Marathon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 88°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: January 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 33050

16-Day Forecast — Marathon

  1. Sat90°76°26%
  2. Sun85°77°15%
  3. Mon85°82°4%
  4. Tue87°83°5%
  5. Wed87°86°14%
  6. Thu87°86°8%
  7. Fri86°85°13%
  8. Sat87°85°13%
  9. Sun87°86°4%
  10. Mon87°86°7%
  11. Tue87°86°13%
  12. Wed87°86°19%
  13. Thu86°85°28%
  14. Fri87°85°39%
  15. Sat86°85°58%
  16. Sun86°86°39%

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 — Marathon

SPC includes Marathon 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 Marathon

  • 33050
  • 33052

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.