Observed 11:15 AM EDT at KBOW

Fort Meade, FL weather

Sunny and 77°25°.

Mostly agree

Now 77°25°

Sunny

Wind: 15 mph24 km/h; From the north-northeast. 1524–18 mph29 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 63°17°; Sticky
UV index: 5Moderate; High 1–4 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 37Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.14 inHg1021 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (77°25° then, 77°25° now)

Good hours for

High 82°28° today at 3 PM
Low 68°20° tonight at midnight
Gusts to 31 mph50 km/h tomorrow 10 AM–midnight
Rain tomorrow 1–2 PM (20%)
Gusts to 29 mph47 km/h Monday from 9 AM

This afternoonUp to 82°28° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 68°20° by midnight · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 79°26° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 82°28° · Rain 1–2 PM (20%) · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h
Tomorrow nightDown to 69°21° by 2 AM · rain chance 20% · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 76°24° by 10 AM · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h · Partly cloudy

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	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	68%	10%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	62%	18%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	81°27°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	57%	11%	6
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	82°28°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	53%	29%	6
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	83°28°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	53%	24%	6
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	83°28°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	53%	16%	4
Sat 5p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	82°28°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	54%	14%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	81°27°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	56%	12%	1
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	62%	10%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	71%	7%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from N, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	78%	23%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	82%	38%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	85%	15%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	88%	39%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	91%	56%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	92%	64%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	10%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	92%	45%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	10%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	92%	52%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	5%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	93%	38%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	5%	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	93%	22%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	5%	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	91%	29%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	90%	51%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	22 mph35 km/h from NNE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	82%	17%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	73%	23%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	82°28°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	24 mph39 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	67%	18%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	84°29°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	25 mph40 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	63%	20%	5
Sun 1p	Showers	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	85°29°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	26 mph42 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph47 km/h	61%	27%	5
Sun 2p	Showers	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	86°30°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	28 mph45 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	59%	26%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	86°30°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	29 mph47 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	58%	25%	3
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	85°29°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	29 mph47 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	59%	26%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	84°29°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	26 mph42 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	60%	43%	3
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	82°28°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	26 mph42 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	61%	32%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	25 mph40 km/h from NNE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	69%	22%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from NNE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	74%	44%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NNE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	80%	44%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NNE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	81%	20%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	83%	34%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	84%	24%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	86%	24%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	88%	51%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	88%	54%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	87%	35%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	87%	24%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	88%	39%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	89%	22%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	89%	19%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	81%	35%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NNE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	73%	25%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 67°19°. Typical 84°29° / 64°18°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 68°20°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. North northeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. North northeast wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 82°28°).
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 64°18°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Drizzle. High 84°29°, low 69°21°. Typical 83°28° / 63°17°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 83°28°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 74°23°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 69°21°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North northeast wind 18 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. North northeast wind 17 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 63°17°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 67°19°. Typical 83°28° / 63°17°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 69°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 17 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 63°17°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 65°18°. Typical 83°28° / 63°17°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly 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 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 63°17°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 66°19°. Typical 83°28° / 62°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 75°24°
  Dry
4. 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 83. Northeast wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 62°17°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 84°29°, low 66°19°. Typical 82°28° / 62°17°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 83°29°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 75°24°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 71°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Isolated rain showers after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Isolated rain showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 62°17°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 84°29°, low 65°18°. Typical 82°28° / 62°17°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Isolated rain showers after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Isolated rain showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 62°17°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
6
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 68°20°. Typical 82°28° / 61°16°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 75°24°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 70°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°–88°31°
Low, likely
61°16°–71°22°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 61°16°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 69°21°. Typical 82°28° / 61°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 66°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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
79°26°–87°31°
Low, likely
63°17°–72°22°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 61°16°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 67°19°. Typical 82°28° / 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°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
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
61°16°–70°21°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 61°16°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 67°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 84°, low 69°.
Monday
Dry, high 84°, low 67°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 82–84°.

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

Peace River at Fort Meade

1.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 71.9 ft

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Peace River Near Homeland

4.1 mi

Level: 82.9 ft

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Whidden Creek at US 17 Near Fort Meade

4.1 mi

Level: 8.9 ft

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Barber Branch Near Homeland

5.0 mi

Level: 2.4 ft

Reading from Sat 10 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 18Typical 55

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Sticky, humid air (dew point 63°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?

BARTOW 1SE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1892–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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Fort Meade weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 17 min; Losing 1 min 34 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 53 min less
Golden hour: 6:17–7:04 PM; Morning 7:18–8:04 AM
Blue hour: 7:04–7:13 PM; Morning 7:09–7:18 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:13–10 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:52 AM · rises 5:43 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Fort Meade. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.