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Siesta Key, Florida Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Siesta Key weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Siesta Key, FL
Saturday, July 4 at 2:12 PM
92
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
102°
Humidity
52%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
2:40 AM
Sunset
4:28 PM
Siesta Key, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSiesta Key, FL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 11 AM.
L 76°H 92°
Siesta Key, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    0.02″
    92°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    25%
    4.7″
    85°76°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    20%
    0.06″
    93°77°+8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    11%
    93°77°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    93°82°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    93°79°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    96°78°+3°
Siesta Key, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
221° · backing 171°
Direction
SW
221°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 207SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Siesta Key, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.6
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 30.02 inHg
Now
1016.6
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151018
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1018.01015.31016.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair air starting to ease — a front may be approaching.
Siesta Key, FL
Air quality
25
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~33 @ 11 PM

AQI 25 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~89%) — 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
3.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
71μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~89%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
5.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 12
Siesta Key, FL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
66%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
68.9mi
UNLIMITED
70 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
18:12 UTC · Siesta Key, 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
18:12 UTC · Siesta Key, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Siesta Key, FL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Siesta Key, FL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Siesta Key, FL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:14 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.
Siesta Key, FL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 PM
Moonset
10:47 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Siesta Key, FL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Siesta Key at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above 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.

16-Day Forecast — Siesta Key

  1. Sat92°76°33%
  2. Sun85°76°25%
  3. Mon93°77°20%
  4. Tue93°77°11%
  5. Wed93°82°12%
  6. Thu93°79°12%
  7. Fri96°78°12%
  8. Sat85°78°21%
  9. Sun87°78°14%
  10. Mon92°82°17%
  11. Tue96°77°26%
  12. Wed95°80°31%
  13. Thu98°79°42%
  14. Fri98°79°47%
  15. Sat97°79°49%
  16. Sun97°81°47%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Siesta Key

SPC includes Siesta Key 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 Siesta Key

  • 34242

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.