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Sarasota Springs, Florida Weather

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

Sarasota Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Sarasota Springs, FL
Sunday, July 5 at 6:26 AM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
91°
Humidity
87%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:40 AM
Sunset
4:28 PM
Sarasota Springs, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSarasota Springs, FL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 8 AM.
L 77°H 92°
Sarasota Springs, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    38%
    92°80°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    30%
    0.89″
    90°76°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    0.02″
    94°80°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    94°80°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    95°79°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    96°78°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    93°77°-3°
Sarasota Springs, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
090° · veering 45°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 14 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 156SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 45° from the e.
Sarasota Springs, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.8
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.97 inHg
Now
1014.8
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141018
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1017.51014.41014.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Sarasota Springs, FL
Air quality
22
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 22 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
27μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
Sarasota Springs, FL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.8mi
UNLIMITED
75 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
10:26 UTC · Sarasota Springs, 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
10:26 UTC · Sarasota Springs, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sarasota Springs, FL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sarasota Springs, FL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sarasota Springs, FL
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:15 AM
Sunrise
2:40 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
4:28 PM
Civil dusk
8:56 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sarasota Springs, FL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 PM
Moonset
11:44 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sarasota Springs, FL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sarasota Springs at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Sarasota Springs

  1. Sun92°80°38%
  2. Mon90°76°30%
  3. Tue94°80°15%
  4. Wed94°80°14%
  5. Thu95°79°14%
  6. Fri96°78°26%
  7. Sat93°77°29%
  8. Sun84°77°14%
  9. Mon93°78°20%
  10. Tue94°75°25%
  11. Wed92°78°22%
  12. Thu96°76°36%
  13. Fri94°76°55%
  14. Sat91°78°58%
  15. Sun96°76°45%

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 — Sarasota Springs

SPC includes Sarasota Springs 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 Sarasota Springs

  • 34232

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.