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Observed 7:53 AM EDT at KFMY

Captiva, FL weather

Sunny and 65°18°.

Today: low 70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°), high 82°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°).

Mostly agree

Now 65°18°

Sunny

Wind
10 mph17 km/h
From the north-northeast. Gusts to 22 mph36 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point
60°16°
Sticky
UV index
0Low
High 12–3 PM · peak 7
Pressure
30.08 inHg1019 hPa
Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.4 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (64°18° then, 65°18° now)

Good hours for
  • High 81°27° today at 3 PM
  • Gusts to 30 mph48 km/h tomorrow from 9 AM
  • Rain tomorrow 3–5 PM (30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm)
  1. This morningUp to 74°23° by 11 AM · Clear
  2. This afternoonUp to 81°27° by 3 PM · Clear
  3. TonightDown to 70°21° by 3 AM · Clear
  4. Tomorrow morningUp to 78°26° by 11 AM · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h · Partly cloudy
  5. Tomorrow afternoonNear 82°28° · Rain 3–5 PM (30%) · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h
  6. Tomorrow nightDown to 73°23° by 1 AM · rain chance 20% · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h · Partly cloudy
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 8aSunny68°20° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)68°20°0%25 mph40 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph35 km/h84%0%0
Sat 9aSunny70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)70°21°0%24 mph39 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h82%0%0
Sat 10aSunny72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)72°22°0%24 mph39 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h77%1%2
Sat 11aSunny74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)74°23°0%23 mph37 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h72%0%4
Sat 12pSunny77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)77°25°0%24 mph39 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h67%2%6
Sat 1pSunny79°26° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)79°26°0%22 mph35 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h61%8%7
Sat 2pSunny80°27° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)82°28°0%23 mph37 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h59%8%7
Sat 3pSunny81°27° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)82°28°0%22 mph35 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h58%11%5
Sat 4pSunny81°27° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)83°28°0%23 mph37 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h56%9%4
Sat 5pSunny81°27° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)83°28°0%23 mph37 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h56%3%2
Sat 6pSunny80°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)82°28°0%24 mph39 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h58%9%0
Sat 7pClear79°26° (likely 78°26° to 79°26°)81°27°0%23 mph37 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h60%3%0
Sat 8pMostly clear78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)78°26°0%24 mph39 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h65%44%0
Sat 9pClear76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)76°24°0%25 mph40 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h68%18%0
Sat 10pClear75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)75°24°0%24 mph39 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h73%4%0
Sat 11pClear73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)73°23°0%23 mph37 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h77%1%0
Sun 12aClear72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)72°22°0%23 mph37 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h82%7%0
Sun 1aClear71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)71°22°0%22 mph35 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h85%10%0
Sun 2aClear71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)71°22°0%22 mph35 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h87%14%0
Sun 3aClear70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)70°21°0%22 mph35 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h88%15%0
Sun 4aMostly clear70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)70°21°0%22 mph35 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h89%17%0
Sun 5aMostly clear70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)70°21°0%22 mph35 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h90%46%0
Sun 6aClear71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)71°22°0%23 mph37 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h91%28%0
Sun 7aClear71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)71°22°0%23 mph37 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h92%29%0
Sun 8aSunny72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)72°22°0%24 mph39 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h89%32%0
Sun 9aMostly sunny74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)74°23°0%24 mph39 km/h from NNE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h85%40%1
Sun 10aSunny76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)76°24°0%25 mph40 km/h from NNE, gusts 30 mph49 km/h81%34%2
Sun 11aSunny78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)78°26°0%26 mph42 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h76%30%4
Sun 12pSunny81°27° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)84°29°0%26 mph42 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h70%29%5
Sun 1pSunny82°28° (likely 79°26° to 84°29°)85°29°5%28 mph45 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h68%19%6
Sun 2pSunny82°28° (likely 80°27° to 85°29°)86°30°10%, 0.03 in0.8 mm28 mph45 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h67%26%4
Sun 3pShowers83°28° (likely 80°27° to 85°29°)87°31°30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm30 mph48 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h66%33%6
Sun 4pMostly sunny82°28° (likely 80°27° to 85°29°)86°30°30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm30 mph48 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph44 km/h66%40%4
Sun 5pMostly sunny82°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)86°30°20%, 0.03 in0.8 mm29 mph47 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h66%36%3
Sun 6pShowers81°27° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)84°29°20%, 0.03 in0.8 mm30 mph48 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h68%25%1
Sun 7pClear79°26° (likely 78°26° to 79°26°)82°28°5%, 0.03 in0.8 mm30 mph48 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h71%24%0
Sun 8pMostly clear78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)78°26°0%31 mph50 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph44 km/h75%41%0
Sun 9pClear76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)76°24°0%31 mph50 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h78%3%0
Sun 10pMostly clear75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)75°24°0%29 mph47 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph49 km/h80%24%0
Sun 11pClear74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)74°23°0%28 mph45 km/h from NNE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h82%21%0
Mon 12aMostly clear74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)74°23°0%26 mph42 km/h from NNE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h83%62%0
Mon 1aMostly clear73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)73°23°0%25 mph40 km/h from NNE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h85%41%0
Mon 2aClear73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)73°23°0%24 mph39 km/h from NNE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h86%18%0
Mon 3aClear73°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)73°23°0%24 mph39 km/h from NNE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h86%16%0
Mon 4aMostly clear73°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)73°23°0%24 mph39 km/h from NNE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h86%30%0
Mon 5aMostly clear73°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)73°23°0%24 mph39 km/h from NNE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h86%38%0
Mon 6aClear73°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)73°23°0%24 mph39 km/h from NNE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h86%20%0
Mon 7aClear73°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)73°23°0%23 mph37 km/h from NNE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h86%30%0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
  1. Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 82°28°, low 70°21°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 68°20°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 81°27°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 78°26°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 70°21°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. North northeast wind 22 to 25 mph.

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. North northeast wind 22 to 25 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    80°27°–83°28°
    Low, likely
    65°18°–70°21°
    Wind
    20 mph33 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
    UV peak
    6
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 72°22°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Mostly sunny, 72°22°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Showers, 83°28°

      30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 78°26°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 73°23°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 23 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Northeast wind 24 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    80°27°–85°29°
    Low, likely
    68°20°–72°22°
    Wind
    26 mph42 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
    UV peak
    6
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 83°28°, low 72°22°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 72°22°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 83°28°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 76°25°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 71°22°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 23 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Northeast wind 22 to 30 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    81°27°–85°29°
    Low, likely
    69°21°–73°23°
    Wind
    25 mph40 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
    UV peak
    6
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 72°22°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 71°22°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 83°28°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 77°25°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 73°23°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Northeast wind 21 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    81°27°–84°29°
    Low, likely
    68°20°–73°23°
    Wind
    23 mph36 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
    UV peak
    6
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 72°22°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 73°23°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 82°28°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 78°25°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 73°23°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    80°27°–84°29°
    Low, likely
    69°21°–75°24°
    Wind
    22 mph36 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
    UV peak
    6
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Sunny. High 82°28°, low 72°22°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 73°23°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 82°28°

      20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 78°26°

      20% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 73°23°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.

    Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    80°27°–85°29°
    Low, likely
    69°21°–74°23°
    Wind
    19 mph31 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
    UV peak
    5
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 71°22°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 72°22°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 83°28°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 78°25°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 72°22°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Isolated rain showers after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Night: Isolated rain showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    79°26°–85°29°
    Low, likely
    68°20°–75°24°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
    UV peak
    6
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Sunny. High 82°28°, low 71°22°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 71°22°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 83°28°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 78°25°

      20% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 72°22°

      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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    77°25°–88°31°
    Low, likely
    62°17°–75°24°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
    UV peak
    6
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 72°22°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 72°22°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 82°28°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 78°25°

      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
    81°27°–86°30°
    Low, likely
    65°18°–75°24°
    Wind
    16 mph25 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
    UV peak
    6
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 71°22°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 72°22°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 82°28°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 75°24°

      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
    80°27°–82°28°
    Low, likely
    63°17°–75°24°
    Wind
    16 mph25 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
    UV peak
    5

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 82°, low 70°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 83°, low 72°.

  3. Monday

    Dry, high 83°, low 72°.

  4. Rest of week

    Mostly dry, highs 81–83°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Captiva Island McCarthy's Marina (In MHHW)

1.7 mi
Level
-1.1 ft

Reading from Sat 6:54 AM · NWS gauge page

Inundation Sensor at Captiva

1.7 mi
Level
0.0 ft

Reading from Sat 7:10 AM · NWS gauge page

Wulfert Keys Power line Sanibel (In MHHW)

2.7 mi
Below flood stage
Level
-1.2 ft

Reading from Sat 6:54 AM · NWS gauge page

Inundation Sensor at St. James City

6.6 mi
Below flood stage
Level
0.0 ft

Reading from Sat 7:26 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 6:52 PM.

Daylight
11 h 19 min
Losing 1 min 29 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 51 min less
Golden hour
6:20–7:06 PM
Morning 7:18–8:04 AM
Blue hour
7:06–7:15 PM
Morning 7:09–7:18 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 9 PM–5 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today
sets 5:53 AM · rises 5:46 PM
Full moon
Oct 26
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Captiva. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.