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South Bay, Florida Weather

First trades stir the ceiba canopy. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

South Bay weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

South Bay, FL
Thursday, June 4 at 4:10 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
85%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
South Bay, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSouth Bay, FL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 81°
South Bay, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    12%
    81°72°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    86°70°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    88°69°+2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    90°72°+2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    90°74°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    90°75°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Drizzle
    67%
    83°73°-7°
South Bay, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
048° · veering 17°
Direction
NE
048°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 7 · pk 26 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 206SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 17° from the ne.
South Bay, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.7
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 30.05 inHg
Now
1017.7
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
+3.5
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141018
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1018.31014.41017.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
South Bay, FL
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.65 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. 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
8.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.65 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.65
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
South Bay, FL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.9mi
UNLIMITED
41 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
04:10 UTC ·South Bay, 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
04:10 UTC ·South Bay, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
South Bay, FL
Satellite · infrared · animated
South Bay, FL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
South Bay, FL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:04 AM
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Daylight
13h 44m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
South Bay, FL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
3:14 AM
Moonset
1:58 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
South Bay, FL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

First trades stir the ceiba canopy

fish
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

South Bay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 26 (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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — South Bay

SPC has placed South Bay 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 South Bay

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.