Observed 8:35 PM EDT at KCGC

Lecanto, FL weather

Partly cloudy and 70°21°, gusts to 33 mph53 km/h tomorrow.

Forecasts agree

Now 70°21°

Partly cloudy

Wind: 9 mph15 km/hgusts 17 mph28 km/h; From the north-northeast. Gusts to 30 mph48 km/h around 10 PM
Dew point: 61°16°; Sticky
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–4 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 43Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.15 inHg1021 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (70°21° then, 70°21° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 30 mph48 km/h until midnight
Gusts to 33 mph53 km/h tomorrow 10 AM–11 PM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 10 AM
Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h tomorrow night 1–2 AM
Gusts to 30 mph48 km/h Monday from 10 AM

TonightNear 68°20° · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 77°25° by 11 AM · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 79°26° · gusts to 32 mph51 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 66°19° by 2 AM · gusts to 33 mph53 km/h · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 77°25° by 11 AM · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h · Clear
Monday afternoonNear 80°27° · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h · Partly cloudy
Monday nightDown to 72°22° by 8 PM · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h · 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 9p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	89%	28%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	92%	69%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	10%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	95%	60%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	10%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	98%	65%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	98%	68%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	98%	60%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	97%	74%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	96%	64%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	95%	62%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	95%	23%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	94%	17%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	95%	16%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	90%	17%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NNE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	83%	28%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NNE, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	76%	24%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	82°28°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NNE, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	70%	31%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	82°28°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NNE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	68%	25%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	83°28°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NNE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	66%	44%	6
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	81°27° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	84°29°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NNE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	63%	37%	6
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	82°28°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NNE, gusts 31 mph51 km/h	65%	58%	4
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	68%	62%	3
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NNE, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	71%	42%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	80%	40%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	84%	64%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	88%	44%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	91%	36%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	93%	63%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	95%	66%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	96%	63%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	96%	39%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	97%	30%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	97%	38%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	97%	18%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	97%	22%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	97%	16%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	98%	33%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	93%	25%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	85%	22%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	77%	25%	4
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	83°28°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	71%	46%	4
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	84°29°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	67%	40%	4
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	84°29°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	65%	47%	3
Mon 3p	Mostly sunny	82°28° (likely 76°24° to 82°28°)	85°29°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	63%	52%	2
Mon 4p	Mostly sunny	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	84°29°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	63%	62%	2
Mon 5p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	82°28°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	65%	40%	2
Mon 6p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	69%	18%	1
Mon 7p	Clear	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	75%	18%	0
Mon 8p	Clear	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	81%	13%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 66°19°. Typical 82°28° / 58°14°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North northeast wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–66°19°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 58°14°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Drizzle. High 82°28°, low 66°19°. Typical 82°28° / 58°14°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 0% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North northeast wind 12 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
66°19°–67°19°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 58°14°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 62°17°. Typical 81°27° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. North northeast wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Typical high / low
81°27° / 58°14°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 62°17°. Typical 81°27° / 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 12 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Typical high / low
81°27° / 57°14°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 65°18°. Typical 81°27° / 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 12 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Typical high / low
81°27° / 57°14°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 64°18°. Typical 80°27° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 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.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 56°13°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 64°18°. Typical 80°27° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 75°24°
  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 84.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
64°18°–72°22°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 56°13°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 85°29°, low 70°21°. Typical 80°27° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 83°29°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°24°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Isolated rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–86°30°
Low, likely
65°18°–73°23°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 56°13°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 85°29°, low 70°21°. Typical 80°27° / 56°13°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 85°30°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 77°25°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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
82°28°–88°31°
Low, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 56°13°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 84°29°, low 69°21°. Typical 80°27° / 55°13°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 85°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–86°30°
Low, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 55°13°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 66°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 82°, low 66°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 83°, low 62°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 83–85°.

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

Homosassa Springs at Homosassa Springs

5.7 mi

Level: 3.7 ft

Reading from Sat 7:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Halls River at Kingston Dr at Homosassa Springs (Stage Datum)

5.8 mi

Level: 0.8 ft

Reading from Sat 7:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Halls River (In MHHW)

6.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.3 ft

Reading from Sat 7:54 PM · NWS gauge page

Halls River at Homosassa Springs (In MHHW)

6.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -0.2 ft

Reading from Sat 7:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 52% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 29

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Sticky, humid air (dew point 61°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?

Inverness 3 SE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1899–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°MonOct 19
−4°−2°TueOct 20
−3°−2°WedOct 21
−5°−3°ThuOct 22
−5°−3°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 14 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 56 min less
Golden hour: 6:18–7:05 PM; Morning 7:21–8:09 AM
Blue hour: 7:05–7:15 PM; Morning 7:12–7:21 AM; first light 7:12 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6–7:13 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:55 AM · rises 5:45 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Lecanto. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,500 ft, 21 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.