Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Fort Walton Beach, Florida Weather

Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 86 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fort Walton Beach weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Fort Walton Beach, FL
Saturday, June 13 at 3:39 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
94%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:43 AM
Sunset
2:49 PM
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFort Walton Beach, FL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 89°
Fort Walton Beach, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 13
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    89°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jun 14
    Overcast
    13%
    90°76°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jun 15
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    94°77°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Light Showers
    65%
    89°75°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Drizzle
    71%
    89°78°
  6. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Thunderstorm
    38%
    89°80°
  7. Friday
    Jun 19
    Thunderstorm
    23%
    91°79°+2°
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
254° · backing 106°
Direction
WSW
254°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 15 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 214SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 106° from the wsw.
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.5
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.96 inHg
Now
1014.5
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141017
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1016.61013.81013.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
43μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
50 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
08:39 UTC · Fort Walton Beach, 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
08:39 UTC · Fort Walton Beach, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Loading IR frames…
IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Almanac · Saturday, June 13
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
5:17 AM
Sunrise
12:43 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
2:49 PM
Civil dusk
8:18 PM
Planting note
Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
Fort Walton Beach, FL
The moon
Waning Crescent
4% illuminated
Moonrise
3:57 AM
Moonset
6:48 PM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Sun climbs to its northern throne

plant
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fort Walton Beach at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.

15-Day Forecast — Fort Walton Beach

  1. Sat89°76°15%
  2. Sun90°76°13%
  3. Mon94°77°33%
  4. Tue89°75°65%
  5. Wed89°78°71%
  6. Thu89°80°38%
  7. Fri91°79°23%
  8. Sat90°78°15%
  9. Sun89°78°9%
  10. Mon90°78°9%
  11. Tue92°77°14%
  12. Wed92°77°32%
  13. Thu92°78°49%
  14. Fri84°76°52%
  15. Sat88°75°43%

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 — Fort Walton Beach

SPC has placed Fort Walton Beach 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 Fort Walton Beach

  • 32548
  • 32547
  • 32549

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.