Walker Creek Near Sarasota
10 mi- Level
- 1.8 ft
Reading from Sat 6:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Observed 7:20 AM EDT at KSRQ
Cortez, FL weather
Clear and 66°19°.
Today: low 71°22° (likely 61°16° to 71°22°), high 80°27° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°).
Now 66°19°
Clear
- Wind
- 7 mph11 km/h
- From the north-northeast. Gusts to 25 mph41 km/h around 7 PM
- Dew point
- 59°15°
- A little sticky
- UV index
- 0Low
- High 1–3 PM · peak 6
- Air quality
- 41Good
- Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
- Pressure
- 30.11 inHg1020 hPa
- Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
Good hours for
This morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 71°22° by 3 AM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 77°25° by 11 AM · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 80°27° · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 72°22° by 4 AM · gusts to 33 mph53 km/h · Clear
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 7a | Clear | 69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 79% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Sunny | 69°21° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 22 mph35 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 79% | 2% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Sunny | 69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 22 mph35 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 80% | 2% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Sunny | 71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 22 mph35 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 76% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Sunny | 73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 21 mph34 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 73% | 6% | 3 |
| Sat 12p | Sunny | 74°23° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°) | 74°23° | 0% | 21 mph34 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 71% | 6% | 5 |
| Sat 1p | Sunny | 76°24° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°) | 76°24° | 0% | 21 mph34 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 66% | 6% | 6 |
| Sat 2p | Sunny | 78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°) | 78°26° | 0% | 18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 64% | 7% | 6 |
| Sat 3p | Sunny | 78°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°) | 78°26° | 0% | 20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 63% | 6% | 5 |
| Sat 4p | Sunny | 80°27° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°) | 82°28° | 0% | 20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h | 60% | 9% | 3 |
| Sat 5p | Mostly sunny | 80°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°) | 82°28° | 0% | 20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 60% | 22% | 2 |
| Sat 6p | Mostly sunny | 80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°) | 82°28° | 0% | 22 mph35 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 62% | 18% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Mostly clear | 79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°) | 81°27° | 0% | 22 mph35 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h | 63% | 16% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Clear | 77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°) | 77°25° | 0% | 23 mph37 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 67% | 31% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Clear | 76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°) | 76°24° | 0% | 24 mph39 km/h from NNE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 70% | 4% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Clear | 74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 23 mph37 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h | 74% | 14% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Mostly clear | 73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 22 mph35 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 77% | 20% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 22 mph35 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h | 80% | 16% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Mostly clear | 72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 22 mph35 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 82% | 46% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Clear | 72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 22 mph35 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h | 84% | 21% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Clear | 71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 23 mph37 km/h from NNE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 85% | 25% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Clear | 72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 23 mph37 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph39 km/h | 84% | 29% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Clear | 72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 23 mph37 km/h from NNE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 85% | 32% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Clear | 72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 24 mph39 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 84% | 38% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Clear | 73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 24 mph39 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 83% | 34% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Sunny | 73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 25 mph40 km/h from NNE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 84% | 33% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Sunny | 74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 25 mph40 km/h from NNE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 80% | 26% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Sunny | 76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°) | 76°24° | 0% | 26 mph42 km/h from NNE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h | 77% | 27% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Sunny | 77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°) | 77°25° | 0% | 26 mph42 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h | 73% | 19% | 4 |
| Sun 12p | Sunny | 79°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°) | 82°28° | 0% | 28 mph45 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h | 69% | 23% | 5 |
| Sun 1p | Sunny | 80°27° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°) | 83°28° | 0% | 28 mph45 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h | 67% | 22% | 6 |
| Sun 2p | Mostly sunny | 81°27° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°) | 84°29° | 0% | 26 mph42 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h | 66% | 31% | 6 |
| Sun 3p | Mostly sunny | 82°28° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°) | 85°29° | 5% | 28 mph45 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h | 64% | 34% | 6 |
| Sun 4p | Sunny | 81°27° (likely 80°27° to 84°29°) | 84°29° | 5% | 28 mph45 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h | 64% | 25% | 5 |
| Sun 5p | Sunny | 81°27° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°) | 84°29° | 0% | 28 mph45 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph49 km/h | 64% | 23% | 3 |
| Sun 6p | Mostly sunny | 81°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°) | 83°28° | 0% | 29 mph47 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h | 64% | 20% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Clear | 79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°) | 82°28° | 0% | 28 mph45 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph51 km/h | 67% | 14% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Clear | 78°26° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°) | 78°26° | 0% | 28 mph45 km/h from NE, gusts 33 mph53 km/h | 70% | 11% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Clear | 76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°) | 76°24° | 0% | 28 mph45 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph51 km/h | 72% | 10% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Clear | 75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 25 mph40 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph51 km/h | 75% | 12% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Clear | 74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 24 mph39 km/h from NNE, gusts 31 mph49 km/h | 77% | 12% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Clear | 74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 24 mph39 km/h from NNE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h | 78% | 16% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Clear | 73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 23 mph37 km/h from NNE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h | 80% | 14% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Clear | 73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 23 mph37 km/h from NNE, gusts 26 mph43 km/h | 82% | 15% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Clear | 73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 23 mph37 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 82% | 21% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Mostly clear | 72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 23 mph37 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph39 km/h | 84% | 26% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Clear | 73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 24 mph39 km/h from NNE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 83% | 17% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Clear | 73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 23 mph37 km/h from NNE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 83% | 18% | 0 |
Days ahead
Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 71°22°. Typical 84°29° / 66°19°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 69°21°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 80°27°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 77°25°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 71°22°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind 18 to 22 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. North northeast wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 79°26°–82°28°
- Low, likely
- 61°16°–71°22°
- Typical high / low
- 84°29° / 66°19°
- Wind
- 21 mph33 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
- UV peak
- 6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 72°22°. Typical 83°28° / 66°19°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 73°23°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 82°28°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 78°26°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 72°22°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 24 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Northeast wind 23 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 81°27°–84°29°
- Low, likely
- 67°19°–72°22°
- Typical high / low
- 83°28° / 66°19°
- Wind
- 21 mph34 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
- UV peak
- 6
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 82°28°, low 71°22°. Typical 83°28° / 66°19°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 70°21°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 83°29°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 76°25°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly clear, 68°20°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Northeast wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 80°27°–84°29°
- Low, likely
- 68°20°–71°22°
- Typical high / low
- 83°28° / 66°19°
- Wind
- 19 mph31 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 67°19°. Typical 83°28° / 65°18°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 68°20°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 83°28°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 77°25°Dry
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 82. Northeast wind around 23 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 14 to 23 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 81°27°–84°29°
- Low, likely
- 66°19°–69°21°
- Typical high / low
- 83°28° / 65°18°
- Wind
- 17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
- UV peak
- 6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 67°19°. Typical 83°28° / 65°18°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 72°22°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 82°28°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 77°25°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 72°22°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 80°27°–84°29°
- Low, likely
- 67°19°–73°23°
- Typical high / low
- 83°28° / 65°18°
- Wind
- 19 mph31 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 67°19°. Typical 82°28° / 64°18°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 72°22°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 85°29°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 78°26°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 72°22°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 67.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 82°28°–86°30°
- Low, likely
- 67°19°–73°23°
- Typical high / low
- 82°28° / 64°18°
- Wind
- 18 mph28 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 66°19°. Typical 82°28° / 64°18°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 72°22°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 84°29°20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Mostly clear, 77°25°20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 70°21°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 66.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 81°27°–85°29°
- Low, likely
- 66°19°–73°23°
- Typical high / low
- 82°28° / 64°18°
- Wind
- 15 mph25 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
- UV peak
- 6
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 84°29°, low 69°21°. Typical 82°28° / 64°18°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 70°21°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 84°29°20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 77°25°30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 71°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 81°27°–86°30°
- Low, likely
- 61°16°–73°23°
- Typical high / low
- 82°28° / 64°18°
- Wind
- 16 mph26 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
- UV peak
- 6
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 71°22°. Typical 82°28° / 64°18°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 70°21°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 84°29°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 77°25°20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Partly cloudy, 69°20°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
- 64°18°–74°23°
- Typical high / low
- 82°28° / 64°18°
- Wind
- 15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
- UV peak
- 6
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 69°21°. Typical 81°27° / 63°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 71°22°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 82°28°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 79°26°–84°29°
- Low, likely
- 62°17°–73°23°
- Typical high / low
- 81°27° / 63°17°
- Wind
- 10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 80°, low 71°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 82°, low 72°.
Monday
Dry, high 82°, low 71°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 81–84°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (TBW) (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
Whitaker Canal at Tri-Par
11 mi- Level
- 7.9 ft
Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page
Braden Point (in MHHW)
11 mi- Level
- -0.8 ft
Reading from Sat 5:54 AM · NWS gauge page
Whitaker Canal at Myrtle Park
11 mi- Level
- 18.4 ft
Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Cooling this week
About 68% less cooling than a typical week.
This week 20Typical 63
Cooling degree days, base 65°F
Comfort
Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 59°F).
Open the windows?
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Is this typical?
BRADENTON 5 ESE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1965–2026
Oct 24, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 4°2° colder than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 84°29° / 66°19°
- Forecast high / low
- 80°27° / 71°22°
- Record high
- 90°32° in 1985
- Record low
- 50°10° in 2006
Last 7 days vs normal
On average 4°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).
- −4°−2°SunOct 18
- —MonOct 19
- —TueOct 20
- —WedOct 21
- —ThuOct 22
- —FriOct 23
- —SatOct 24
Cortez weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 6:53 PM.
- Daylight
- 11 h 17 min
- Losing 1 min 29 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 53 min less
- Golden hour
- 6:21–7:07 PM
- Morning 7:21–8:07 AM
- Blue hour
- 7:07–7:17 PM
- Morning 7:12–7:21 AM; first light 7:12 AM
Stars tonight? Fair
Mostly clear 9 PM–1 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 5:55 AM · rises 5:47 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 26
- New moon
- Nov 9
