West Palm Beach, Florida Weather
First trades stir the ceiba canopy. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Palm Beach weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——84°75°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——84°71°0°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle——87°71°+3°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle12%—88°77°+1°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle43%—91°77°+3°
- TuesdayJun 9Heavy Drizzle51%—85°79°-6°
- WednesdayJun 10Drizzle63%0.05″80°74°-5°
Ozone at AQI 500. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 500
- UV peak
- 4.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 148
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.59 with 12 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.59
- 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
- 3:12 AM
- Moonset
- 1:55 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
First trades stir the ceiba canopy
West Palm Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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 — West Palm Beach
SPC has placed West Palm Beach in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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.