Ridgecrest, Florida Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ridgecrest weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Showers28%0.11″88°75°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle22%0.09″91°76°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast17%—88°82°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——88°84°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm——89°84°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——91°84°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast20%—90°86°-1°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.1 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.67
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 3h 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ridgecrest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below 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 — Ridgecrest
- Sun88°75°28%
- Mon91°76°22%
- Tue88°82°17%
- Wed88°84°7%
- Thu89°84°5%
- Fri91°84°9%
- Sat90°86°20%
- Sun89°86°17%
- Mon90°85°26%
- Tue86°82°26%
- Wed89°82°21%
- Thu89°85°43%
- Fri90°84°52%
- Sat89°85°45%
- Sun90°84°50%
- Mon89°84°42%
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 — Ridgecrest
SPC includes Ridgecrest 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 Ridgecrest
- 33778
- 33774