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Port Richey, Florida Weather

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

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

Port Richey, FL
Sunday, July 5 at 6:23 AM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
88%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:39 AM
Sunset
4:31 PM
Port Richey, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPort Richey, FL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 4 AM.
L 77°H 86°
Port Richey, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Showers
    46%
    1.6″
    86°76°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    33%
    0.07″
    86°76°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    35%
    92°80°+6°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    92°81°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    94°79°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    95°77°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    20%
    96°75°+1°
Port Richey, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
332° · backing 145°
Direction
NNW
332°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 4
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 4 · pk 12 @ 4:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 147SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Port Richey, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.4
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 30.01 inHg
Now
1016.4
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151019
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1018.51015.11016.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Port Richey, FL
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~97%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
63μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~97%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4
Port Richey, FL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.4mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
10:23 UTC · Port Richey, 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
10:23 UTC · Port Richey, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Port Richey, FL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Port Richey, FL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Port Richey, FL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:13 AM
Sunrise
2:39 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
4:31 PM
Civil dusk
8:59 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Port Richey, FL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 PM
Moonset
11:45 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Port Richey, FL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Port Richey at a glance

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

ZIP code: 34668

15-Day Forecast — Port Richey

  1. Sun86°76°46%
  2. Mon86°76°33%
  3. Tue92°80°35%
  4. Wed92°81°11%
  5. Thu94°79°6%
  6. Fri95°77°10%
  7. Sat96°75°20%
  8. Sun91°75°22%
  9. Mon95°79°32%
  10. Tue93°75°32%
  11. Wed90°76°25%
  12. Thu87°77°39%
  13. Fri95°75°48%
  14. Sat85°78°52%
  15. Sun92°75°48%

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 — Port Richey

SPC includes Port Richey 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 Port Richey

  • 34668
  • 34673

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.