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Estero, Florida Weather

First trades stir the ceiba canopy. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Estero, FL
Wednesday, June 3 at 6:27 PM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
91°
Humidity
80%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Estero, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEstero, FL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 58% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 72°H 82°
Estero, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Showers
    58%
    1.3″
    82°73°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    39%
    0.10″
    82°72°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    0.02″
    79°72°-3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    91°71°+12°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    48%
    94°72°+3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    93°75°-1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    53%
    91°76°-2°
Estero, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
056° · veering 144°
Direction
NE
056°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
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 5 · pk 16 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2511SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Estero, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.8
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 30.03 inHg
Now
1016.8
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+2.0
mb
24h
+3.2
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131018
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1017.51013.41016.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Estero, FL
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-11 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 43. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). 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
2.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
4.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 13
Estero, FL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
38.9mi
UNLIMITED
44 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
18:27 UTC ·Estero, 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
18:27 UTC ·Estero, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Estero, FL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Estero, FL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Estero, FL
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
12:43 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Estero, FL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
2:36 AM
Moonset
1:06 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Estero, FL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

First trades stir the ceiba canopy

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Estero at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 25 (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 3, 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 — Estero

SPC has placed Estero 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 Estero

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.