Sanford, Florida Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sanford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers41%0.47″89°75°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle38%0.02″88°75°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle59%—101°74°+13°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm30%—99°80°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle17%—99°79°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—100°80°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle41%0.11″103°76°+3°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.81 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~94%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 4.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sanford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 32771, 32773
16-Day Forecast — Sanford
- Sun89°75°41%
- Mon88°75°38%
- Tue101°74°59%
- Wed99°80°30%
- Thu99°79°17%
- Fri100°80°14%
- Sat103°76°41%
- Sun100°78°39%
- Mon100°78°40%
- Tue93°77°54%
- Wed97°77°33%
- Thu97°79°35%
- Fri97°75°42%
- Sat100°76°58%
- Sun99°78°39%
- Mon96°82°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Sanford
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 — Sanford
SPC includes Sanford 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 Sanford
- 32773
- 32771
- 32772