Punta Gorda, Florida Weather
Midyear heat — the wet season grip. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Punta Gorda weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers26%0.28″85°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast22%—88°74°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle31%—92°76°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers27%0.03″91°73°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail14%—96°75°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle42%—94°78°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle42%—95°77°+1°
AQI 20 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.7 µg/m³.
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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.7 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.59
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 4h 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Midyear heat — the wet season grip
Punta Gorda at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 33950, 33955, 33980, 33982, 33983
16-Day Forecast — Punta Gorda
- Sun84°76°26%
- Mon88°74°22%
- Tue92°76°31%
- Wed91°73°27%
- Thu96°75°14%
- Fri94°78°42%
- Sat95°77°42%
- Sun94°77°23%
- Mon94°77°19%
- Tue92°74°32%
- Wed94°78°33%
- Thu94°78°25%
- Fri90°77°42%
- Sat95°79°58%
- Sun95°78°52%
- Mon96°80°44%
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 — Punta Gorda
SPC includes Punta Gorda 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 Punta Gorda
- 33955
- 33950