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Lakewood Ranch, Florida Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Lakewood Ranch, FL
Thursday, June 4 at 5:29 PM
87
°
Overcast
Feels like
92°
Humidity
49%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Lakewood Ranch, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLakewood Ranch, FL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 91°
Lakewood Ranch, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    91°67°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    92°70°+1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    14%
    92°70°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    17%
    93°71°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    94°74°+1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    45%
    0.09″
    90°77°-4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    60%
    84°75°-6°
Lakewood Ranch, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
086° · veering 23°
Direction
E
086°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 10 · pk 28 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2211SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 23° from the e.
Lakewood Ranch, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.7
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 30.02 inHg
Now
1016.7
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151018
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1018.01014.71014.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
Lakewood Ranch, FL
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~48 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 50. 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.

PM 2.5Good
7.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
105μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
8.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 30

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
Lakewood Ranch, FL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
83.8mi
UNLIMITED
116 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
17:29 UTC ·Lakewood Ranch, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
17:29 UTC ·Lakewood Ranch, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Lakewood Ranch, FL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lakewood Ranch, FL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lakewood Ranch, FL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Daylight
13h 47m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
12:49 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Lakewood Ranch, FL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
3:23 AM
Moonset
2:03 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Lakewood Ranch, FL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lakewood Ranch at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 87°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: January 31 (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.

ZIP codes in Lakewood Ranch

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.