Observed 11:30 AM EDT at KAAF

Apalachicola, FL weather

Sunny and 70°21°.

Mostly agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the east-northeast. Gusts to 20 mph33 km/h around 10 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable · up to 57°14° by 8 PM (a little sticky)
UV index: 3Moderate; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.26 inHg1025 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

6°3° cooler than this time yesterday (73°23° then, 67°19° now)

Good hours for

High 77°25° today at 5 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 9 PM
Low 59°15° tonight at 5 AM
Gusts to 27 mph43 km/h tomorrow 10 AM–noon
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonUp to 77°25° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 59°15° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 5 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 61°16° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 66°19° by 10 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 11a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	58%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	53%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	51%	1%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	50%	0%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	50%	1%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	50%	1%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	48%	1%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	52%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	73%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	78%	4%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	81%	6%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	81%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	84%	5%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	87%	2%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	87%	6%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	87%	1%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	87%	1%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	81%	4%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	78%	8%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	68%	2%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	61%	3%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	57%	1%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	54%	3%	6
Sun 3p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	56%	0%	6
Sun 4p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	56%	1%	5
Sun 5p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	52%	0%	3
Sun 6p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	56%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	62%	1%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	66%	1%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	73%	6%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	75%	6%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	75%	7%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	78%	7%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	81%	3%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	84%	4%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	84%	11%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	84%	18%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	84%	20%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	84%	22%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	87%	13%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	90%	9%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	84%	17%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	75%	3%	2

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 77°25°, low 59°15°. Typical 79°26° / 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 59°15°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 60°16°. Typical 78°26° / 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 59°15°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 57°14°. Typical 78°26° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 58°14°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 60°16°. Typical 78°26° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 58°14°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 59°15°. Typical 78°26° / 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 65°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 57°14°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 60°16°. Typical 77°25° / 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–69°21°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 57°14°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
6
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 62°17°. Typical 77°25° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–69°21°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 56°13°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
6
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 66°19°. Typical 77°25° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 71°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–72°22°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 56°13°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 68°20°. Typical 76°24° / 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
60°16°–73°23°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 56°13°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 77°25°, low 68°20°. Typical 76°24° / 55°13°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
61°16°–71°22°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 55°13°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 59°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 60°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 57°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 76–79°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (TAE) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

East River at Butcher Pen Camping Ground (in MHHW)

5.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -1.0 ft

Reading from Sat 9:54 AM · NWS gauge page

East River at Gardner Landing (in MHHW)

6.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -0.6 ft

Reading from Sat 10:06 AM · NWS gauge page

Apalachicola Bay at Cat Point (in MHHW)

6.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -0.9 ft

Reading from Sat 9:54 AM · NWS gauge page

Apalachicola River at Brothers River Confluence (in NAVD88)

8.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft

Reading from Sat 9:54 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Cooling this week

About 65% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 7Typical 20

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–4:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Apalachicola Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1975–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
−7°−4°TueOct 20
−6°−3°WedOct 21
−6°−3°ThuOct 22
−4°−2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Apalachicola weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 12 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 58 min less
Golden hour: 6:27–7:15 PM; Morning 7:32–8:20 AM
Blue hour: 7:15–7:24 PM; Morning 7:23–7:32 AM; first light 7:23 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:24 PM–7:24 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:06 AM · rises 5:55 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Apalachicola. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Apalachicola, FL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

East River at Butcher Pen Camping Ground (in MHHW)

East River at Gardner Landing (in MHHW)

Apalachicola Bay at Cat Point (in MHHW)

Apalachicola River at Brothers River Confluence (in NAVD88)

For your home

Cooling this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon