Okeechobee, Florida Weather
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Okeechobee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Light Drizzle22%0.04″83°74°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——84°70°+1°
- FridayJun 5Light Drizzle——81°71°-3°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle——87°71°+6°
- SundayJun 7Drizzle49%—89°72°+2°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle63%—87°74°-2°
- TuesdayJun 9Drizzle59%—88°75°+1°
Ozone at AQI 43. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — 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 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 6.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.68 with 12 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.68
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 2:34 AM
- Moonset
- 1:00 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Okeechobee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 29 (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 3, 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 — Okeechobee
SPC has placed Okeechobee 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.