Wauchula, Florida Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wauchula weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast49%—93°75°—
- SundayJul 5Showers30%0.17″89°75°-4°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail81%0.10″94°75°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast66%—95°74°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers32%—96°75°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—96°74°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle23%—93°76°-3°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
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
- 11:05 PM
- Moonset
- 10:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Wauchula at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 33873
16-Day Forecast — Wauchula
- Sat93°75°49%
- Sun89°75°30%
- Mon94°75°81%
- Tue95°74°66%
- Wed96°75°32%
- Thu96°74°20%
- Fri93°76°23%
- Sat90°75°34%
- Sun89°74°21%
- Mon95°75°34%
- Tue92°75°46%
- Wed93°76°31%
- Thu96°76°45%
- Fri97°77°37%
- Sat95°78°45%
- Sun97°77°45%
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 — Wauchula
SPC includes Wauchula 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 Wauchula
- 33873