Wauchula, Florida Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wauchula weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——87°68°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——93°67°+6°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——90°67°-3°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle18%—92°68°+2°
- MondayJun 8Overcast46%—95°72°+3°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle52%—89°75°-6°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle62%—90°74°+1°
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.65 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
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 42 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.65 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.65
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 3:21 AM
- Moonset
- 2:01 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Wauchula at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 31 (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.