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Alford, Florida Weather

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

Alford, FL
Saturday, June 13 at 3:34 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
93%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Sunset
2:45 PM
Alford, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAlford, FL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 96°
Alford, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 13
    Overcast
    15%
    96°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jun 14
    Overcast
    44%
    92°76°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jun 15
    Light Showers
    74%
    0.07″
    94°73°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Light Showers
    71%
    87°72°-7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Light Showers
    73%
    91°75°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    37%
    87°76°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    95°76°+8°
Alford, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
246° · veering 138°
Direction
WSW
246°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
17
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 17 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 227SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 138° from the wsw.
Alford, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.5
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.84 inHg
Now
1010.5
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091013
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.11009.41009.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Alford, FL
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
7.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
28μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Alford, FL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.5mi
UNLIMITED
100 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
08:34 UTC · Alford, 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
08:34 UTC · Alford, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Alford, FL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Alford, FL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Alford, FL
Almanac · Saturday, June 13
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
5:11 AM
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
2:45 PM
Civil dusk
8:14 PM
Planting note
Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
Alford, FL
The moon
Waning Crescent
4% illuminated
Moonrise
3:52 AM
Moonset
6:44 PM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Alford, FL
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Sun climbs to its northern throne

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Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.

15-Day Forecast — Alford

  1. Sat96°76°15%
  2. Sun92°76°44%
  3. Mon94°73°74%
  4. Tue87°72°71%
  5. Wed91°75°73%
  6. Thu87°76°37%
  7. Fri95°76°34%
  8. Sat98°69°29%
  9. Sun94°72°20%
  10. Mon95°75°15%
  11. Tue95°75°23%
  12. Wed95°77°50%
  13. Thu94°75°61%
  14. Fri86°73°52%
  15. Sat79°73°39%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 13, 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 — Alford

SPC has placed Alford in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • 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 Alford

  • 32420

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.