Orchid, Florida Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orchid weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle29%0.06″91°76°—
- SundayJul 5Showers32%0.57″88°74°-3°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm73%—92°74°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast47%—94°74°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm25%—93°75°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm15%—90°74°-3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm13%—90°78°0°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 5.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 around 1 PM.
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 50 now. With UV 5.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 5.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 36
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.8 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:00 PM
- Moonset
- 10:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Orchid at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Orchid
- Sat91°76°29%
- Sun88°74°32%
- Mon92°74°73%
- Tue94°74°47%
- Wed93°75°25%
- Thu90°74°15%
- Fri90°78°13%
- Sat92°75°29%
- Sun83°74°29%
- Mon92°75°30%
- Tue90°76°31%
- Wed89°77°61%
- Thu89°79°51%
- Fri90°80°33%
- Sat91°79°47%
- Sun92°79°69%
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 — Orchid
SPC includes Orchid 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 Orchid
- 32963