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Key West, Florida Weather

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

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

Key West, FL
Thursday, June 4 at 5:13 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
78%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Key West, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKey West, FL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 35% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 76°H 86°
Key West, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Showers
    57%
    0.61″
    84°75°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Showers
    30%
    1.6″
    86°75°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    42%
    83°77°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    20%
    83°82°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    35%
    84°82°+1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    38%
    84°83°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Drizzle
    64%
    0.02″
    83°78°-1°
Key West, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
015° · backing 8°
Direction
NNE
015°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 10 · pk 24 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 282SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 8° from the nne.
Key West, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.3
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 30.04 inHg
Now
1017.3
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161017
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1017.41015.51016.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Key West, FL
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 39. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.8

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
5.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 15

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.68 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.68
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Key West, FL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.5mi
UNLIMITED
43 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
17:13 UTC ·Key West, 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
17:13 UTC ·Key West, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Key West, FL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Key West, FL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Key West, FL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Daylight
13h 36m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
12:39 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Key West, FL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
3:13 AM
Moonset
2:06 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Key West, 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 →

Key West at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 13 (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 — Key West

SPC has placed Key West 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 Key West

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.