Niceville, Florida Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Niceville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy18%—90°76°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain30%0.47″84°74°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail50%—94°78°+10°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail33%—94°77°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm19%—94°77°0°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle13%—92°78°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast21%—92°78°0°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 4.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 25
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 11:01 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Niceville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 32578
16-Day Forecast — Niceville
- Sun90°76°18%
- Mon84°74°30%
- Tue94°78°50%
- Wed94°77°33%
- Thu94°77°19%
- Fri92°78°13%
- Sat92°78°21%
- Sun95°78°42%
- Mon78°72°47%
- Tue88°73°28%
- Wed90°77°19%
- Thu93°80°43%
- Fri88°70°39%
- Sat90°77°45%
- Sun91°80°39%
- Mon92°79°30%
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 — Niceville
SPC includes Niceville 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 Niceville
- 32578
- 32588