Merritt Island, Florida Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Merritt Island weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Drizzle38%0.05″90°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast64%—88°74°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle59%—93°74°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm28%—92°75°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle13%—92°74°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast12%—91°76°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle30%—92°72°+1°
AQI 23 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Merritt Island at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 32952, 32953
15-Day Forecast — Merritt Island
- Sun90°75°38%
- Mon88°74°64%
- Tue93°74°59%
- Wed92°75°28%
- Thu92°74°13%
- Fri91°76°12%
- Sat92°72°30%
- Sun88°72°48%
- Mon83°74°33%
- Tue87°73°38%
- Wed87°76°29%
- Thu86°79°56%
- Fri86°78°42%
- Sat91°78°48%
- Sun89°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 — Merritt Island
SPC includes Merritt Island 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 Merritt Island
- 32952
- 32937
- 32953
- 32954