Brandon, Florida Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Brandon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast14%—91°77°—
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm—0.02″88°75°-3°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm18%—97°77°+9°
- FridayJun 19T-storm w/ Hail24%—92°77°-5°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle27%—93°76°+1°
- SundayJun 21Overcast38%—94°77°+1°
- MondayJun 22Clear33%—94°78°0°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- Wind
- light
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:52 AM
- Moonset
- 9:34 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Brandon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Live wind & temperature near Brandon
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Brandon
SPC has placed Brandon 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 Brandon
- 33510
- 33594
- 33619
- 33511
- 33584
- 33508
- 33509
- 33595