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New Port Richey, Florida Weather

Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

New Port Richey weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

New Port Richey, FL
Tuesday, June 16 at 8:20 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
76%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:33 AM
Sunset
4:29 PM
New Port Richey, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNew Port Richey, FL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 78 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 78°H 89°
New Port Richey, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    89°77°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Thunderstorm
    90°78°+1°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    T-storm w/ Hail
    11%
    95°80°+5°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    T-storm w/ Hail
    90°79°-5°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Thunderstorm
    21%
    90°76°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Drizzle
    15%
    90°77°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Clear
    13%
    91°78°+1°
New Port Richey, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
205° · backing 38°
Direction
SSW
205°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 7
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 7 · pk 15 @ 10:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 185SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 38° from the ssw.
New Port Richey, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.2
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.95 inHg
Now
1014.2
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.91013.51014.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
New Port Richey, FL
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.60 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
43μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.7

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.60 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.60
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
New Port Richey, FL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
41.2mi
UNLIMITED
50 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
12:20 UTC · New Port Richey, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
12:20 UTC · New Port Richey, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
New Port Richey, FL
Satellite · infrared · animated
New Port Richey, FL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
New Port Richey, FL
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
6:08 AM
Sunrise
2:33 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
4:29 PM
Civil dusk
8:57 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
New Port Richey, FL
The moon
Waxing Crescent
3% illuminated
Moonrise
7:53 AM
Moonset
9:37 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
New Port Richey, FL
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Heat settles and the rain begins

weather
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

New Port Richey at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 16, 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 — New Port Richey

SPC has placed New Port Richey 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 New Port Richey

  • 34653
  • 34652
  • 34656

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.