Punta Gorda, Florida Weather
First trades stir the ceiba canopy. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Punta Gorda weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast——92°71°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——94°71°+2°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle24%—94°70°0°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle48%—96°75°+2°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle63%—89°75°-7°
- WednesdayJun 10Drizzle69%—92°76°+3°
- ThursdayJun 11Heavy Drizzle68%0.26″76°74°-16°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.64 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.64 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.64
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:58 AM
- Moonset
- 3:01 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
First trades stir the ceiba canopy
Punta Gorda at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 27 (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 5, 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 — Punta Gorda
SPC has placed Punta Gorda in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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.