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Southport, Florida Weather

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

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

Southport, FL
Thursday, June 4 at 8:18 PM
87
°
Overcast
Feels like
88°
Humidity
31%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
7:41 PM
Southport, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSouthport, FL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 88°
Southport, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    87°63°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    88°67°+1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    12%
    90°69°+2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    90°71°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    95°74°+5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    30%
    91°75°-4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    38%
    92°74°+1°
Southport, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
092° · veering 42°
Direction
E
092°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
24
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 24 @ 7:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 228SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 42° from the e.
Southport, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.6
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 30.02 inHg
Now
1016.6
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161020
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1020.11016.31016.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Southport, FL
Air quality
48
AQI
Moderate
+8 in 6hPeak ~62 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
6.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
120μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 71
UV peak
5.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 71

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.68 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.68
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Southport, FL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
86%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
123.5mi
UNLIMITED
126 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
20:18 UTC ·Southport, 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
20:18 UTC ·Southport, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Southport, FL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Southport, FL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Southport, FL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
7:41 PM
Civil dusk
1:09 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Southport, FL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
3:44 AM
Moonset
2:10 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Southport, FL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Southport at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 87°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 17 (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 Southport

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.