Ridgecrest, Florida Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ridgecrest weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——86°67°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——92°71°+6°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——88°73°-4°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——86°76°-2°
- MondayJun 8Overcast24%—88°79°+2°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle32%—86°79°-2°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle40%—90°80°+4°
Ozone at AQI 500 now. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 85 by mid-afternoon.
AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 500 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 85 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 500
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 85
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.68 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.68
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 3:26 AM
- Moonset
- 2:04 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Ridgecrest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 2 (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.