Desoto Lakes, Florida Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Desoto Lakes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——90°68°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——93°72°+3°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast15%—93°71°0°
- SundayJun 7Overcast14%—93°72°0°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle30%—94°76°+1°
- TuesdayJun 9Drizzle44%0.04″91°77°-3°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast58%—84°76°-7°
Ozone at AQI 47. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 7.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.65 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.65
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 3:23 AM
- Moonset
- 2:04 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Desoto Lakes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 86°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: January 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 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.