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North Merritt Island, Florida Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

North Merritt Island weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

North Merritt Island, FL
Saturday, July 4 at 6:59 PM
88
°
Overcast
Feels like
94°
Humidity
70%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
2:30 AM
Sunset
4:24 PM
North Merritt Island, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNorth Merritt Island, FL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 78 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 39% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 78°H 91°
North Merritt Island, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    39%
    94°78°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    43%
    0.09″
    91°75°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    71%
    0.04″
    93°75°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    51%
    94°73°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    95°77°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    16%
    92°74°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    17%
    92°76°
North Merritt Island, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
183° · veering 100°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 5 · pk 18
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1810SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the s-bound air across the harbor.
North Merritt Island, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.5
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 30.02 inHg
Now
1016.5
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151017
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1017.41015.11015.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair air starting to ease — a front may be approaching.
North Merritt Island, FL
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
+23 in 6h

AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 23 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
102μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
0.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 48

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
North Merritt Island, FL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
89%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.4mi
UNLIMITED
80 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
22:59 UTC · North Merritt Island, 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
22:59 UTC · North Merritt Island, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
North Merritt Island, FL
Satellite · infrared · animated
North Merritt Island, FL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
North Merritt Island, FL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:04 AM
Sunrise
2:30 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
4:24 PM
Civil dusk
8:52 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
North Merritt Island, FL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 PM
Moonset
10:39 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
North Merritt Island, FL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

North Merritt Island at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — North Merritt Island

  1. Sat94°78°39%
  2. Sun91°75°43%
  3. Mon93°75°71%
  4. Tue94°73°51%
  5. Wed95°77°36%
  6. Thu92°74°16%
  7. Fri92°76°17%
  8. Sat94°75°37%
  9. Sun91°74°49%
  10. Mon91°72°45%
  11. Tue90°75°38%
  12. Wed90°79°53%
  13. Thu90°79°56%
  14. Fri91°78°36%
  15. Sat91°80°36%
  16. Sun91°79°52%

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 — North Merritt Island

SPC includes North 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 North Merritt Island

  • 32953

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.