Lehigh Acres, Florida Weather
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Lehigh Acres weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Overcast24%—93°78°—
- MondayAug 3Overcast28%—93°77°0°
- TuesdayAug 4Light Showers64%—91°76°-2°
- WednesdayAug 5Thunderstorm83%—93°77°+2°
- ThursdayAug 6Thunderstorm83%—94°76°+1°
- FridayAug 7Overcast82%—95°77°+1°
- SaturdayAug 8Light Drizzle79%—90°77°-5°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 10:06 PM
- Moonset
- 10:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
August opens — storms become routine
Lehigh Acres at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP codes: 33936, 33971, 33972, 33973, 33974, 33976
16-Day Forecast — Lehigh Acres
- Sun93°78°24%
- Mon93°77°28%
- Tue91°76°64%
- Wed93°77°83%
- Thu94°76°83%
- Fri95°77°82%
- Sat90°77°79%
- Sun94°78°71%
- Mon96°78°71%
- Tue97°79°52%
- Wed98°76°36%
- Thu95°76°40%
- Fri96°78°52%
- Sat97°76°53%
- Sun96°76°49%
- Mon96°79°56%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Lehigh Acres
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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 — Lehigh Acres
SPC includes Lehigh Acres in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- 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.
Sun & seasons in Lehigh Acres
Lehigh Acres sits in Lee County, where the year’s longest day runs 13h 49m of daylight and its shortest just 10h 28m — a swing of +3h 21m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Miami, the state’s largest city, lies about 105 miles to the ESE. The nearest town Lehigh Acres tracks is Florida Gulf Coast University, roughly 13 miles to the SW.
Air quality in Lehigh Acres’s county has trended cleaner since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2023 (median AQI 35). See the full air-quality history for Lehigh Acres.
ZIP codes in Lehigh Acres
- 33936
- 33973
- 33972
- 33971
- 33976
- 33974
- 33970