Cortez, Florida Weather
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Cortez weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast——92°70°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——91°73°-1°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——94°69°+3°
- MondayJun 8Overcast21%—97°74°+3°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle42%—91°75°-6°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle49%—89°76°-2°
- ThursdayJun 11Heavy Drizzle51%0.22″77°74°-12°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.62 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 40 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.62 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.62
- Wind
- light
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:02 AM
- Moonset
- 3:02 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Cortez at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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 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.