Ponce de Leon, Florida Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ponce de Leon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy20%—96°74°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle25%0.03″87°76°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail57%—92°75°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail24%—95°75°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers28%—98°75°+3°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle17%—99°76°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle30%—99°77°0°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 5.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 5.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 23
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 10:55 PM
- Moonset
- 10:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ponce de Leon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 32455
16-Day Forecast — Ponce de Leon
- Sun97°74°20%
- Mon87°76°25%
- Tue92°75°57%
- Wed95°75°24%
- Thu98°75°28%
- Fri99°76°17%
- Sat99°77°30%
- Sun96°75°51%
- Mon80°71°56%
- Tue87°71°30%
- Wed88°74°25%
- Thu95°69°36%
- Fri90°69°39%
- Sat93°75°48%
- Sun93°75°32%
- Mon95°76°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 — Ponce de Leon
SPC includes Ponce de Leon 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 Ponce de Leon
- 32455