Okeechobee, Florida Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Okeechobee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Drizzle37%0.07″89°75°—
- MondayJul 6Rain68%0.16″88°74°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers56%—91°75°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm36%—92°75°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm19%—94°76°+2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm38%0.01″91°74°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle49%—95°71°+4°
AQI 21 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
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
- 11:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Okeechobee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 34972, 34974
15-Day Forecast — Okeechobee
- Sun89°75°37%
- Mon88°74°68%
- Tue91°75°56%
- Wed92°75°36%
- Thu94°76°19%
- Fri91°74°38%
- Sat95°71°49%
- Sun90°73°47%
- Mon89°78°31%
- Tue93°75°40%
- Wed93°76°39%
- Thu92°78°41%
- Fri86°77°47%
- Sat93°77°48%
- Sun93°77°55%
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 — Okeechobee
SPC includes Okeechobee 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 Okeechobee
- 34972
- 34974
- 34973