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Paxton, Florida Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Paxton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Paxton, FL
Sunday, July 5 at 6:25 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
91%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:47 AM
Sunset
2:52 PM
Paxton, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPaxton, FL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 44% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 73°H 92°
Paxton, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    44%
    0.06″
    92°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    52%
    86°73°-6°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    55%
    94°73°+8°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    25%
    97°75°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    38%
    0.01″
    95°74°-2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    97°75°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    97°73°
Paxton, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
292° · veering 29°
Direction
WNW
292°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 3 · pk 13 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 242SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 29° from the wnw.
Paxton, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.0
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.65 inHg
Now
1004.0
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
+2.1
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.21002.11004.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Paxton, FL
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Paxton, FL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.1mi
UNLIMITED
88 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
11:25 UTC · Paxton, 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
11:25 UTC · Paxton, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Paxton, FL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Paxton, FL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Paxton, FL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:20 AM
Sunrise
12:47 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
2:52 PM
Civil dusk
8:21 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Paxton, FL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 PM
Moonset
11:00 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Paxton, FL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Paxton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Paxton

  1. Sun92°74°44%
  2. Mon86°73°52%
  3. Tue94°73°55%
  4. Wed97°75°25%
  5. Thu95°74°38%
  6. Fri97°75°20%
  7. Sat97°73°38%
  8. Sun89°71°54%
  9. Mon73°68°56%
  10. Tue86°70°29%
  11. Wed85°73°26%
  12. Thu92°73°33%
  13. Fri87°73°49%
  14. Sat90°70°45%
  15. Sun81°72°53%

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 — Paxton

SPC includes Paxton 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 Paxton

  • 32567
  • 32538

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.