Observed 7:45 AM EDT at KOCF

Rainbow Park, FL weather

Sunny and 57°14°, gusts to 30 mph48 km/h tonight.

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the north. Gusts to 30 mph48 km/h around 7 PM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable · up to 61°16° by 11 AM (sticky)
UV index: 0Low; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 36Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.18 inHg1022 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
Gusts to 30 mph48 km/h today 2–10 PM
High 79°26° today at 3 PM
Gusts to 32 mph51 km/h tomorrow 9–1 AM

This morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 79°26° by 3 PM · rain chance 10% · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 66°19° by 4 AM · rain chance 20% · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 76°24° by 11 AM · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 77°25° · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 66°19° by 1 AM · gusts to 32 mph51 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 8a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	84%	1%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	68°20°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	73%	2%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	73°23°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	66%	14%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	64%	13%	5
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	60%	24%	6
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	79°26°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	60%	32%	6
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	5%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	58%	69%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	10%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	60%	63%	4
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	10%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	62%	18%	3
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	69%	38%	1
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	73%	35%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	84%	65%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	87%	57%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	87%	55%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	93%	65%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	10%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	90%	35%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	10%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	97%	39%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	20%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	93%	41%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	10%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	90%	42%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	90%	41%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	90%	17%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph35 km/h	90%	28%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	90%	16%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	87%	16%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	84%	18%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	79%	29%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	74%	34%	4
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	71%	39%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	67%	27%	6
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	67%	19%	6
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	62%	27%	6
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	5%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	67%	41%	4
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph47 km/h	64%	33%	3
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	69%	41%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	76%	39%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	78%	40%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	87%	43%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	90%	42%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	87%	50%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	87%	35%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	90%	60%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	90%	44%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	90%	38%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	90%	43%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	90%	33%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	90%	28%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	93%	33%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 65°18°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. North wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers between 2am and 3am. Partly cloudy. Low around 65, with temperatures rising to around 66 overnight. Northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–65°18°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 65°18°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 65, with temperatures rising to around 66 overnight. Northeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 65°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 62°17°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 69°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 61°16°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 67°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
61°16°–70°21°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
6
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 67°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
60°16°–69°21°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
6
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 83°28°, low 66°19°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 75°24°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 68°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
57°14°–70°21°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 67°19°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 64°18°
  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°–86°30°
Low, likely
59°15°–71°22°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 64°18°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 67°19°
  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
77°25°–84°29°
Low, likely
58°14°–67°19°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 65°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 65°.
Monday
Dry, high 80°, low 61°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 80–83°.

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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

Rainbow River above Dunnellon (in NAVD88)

7.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 28.7 ft

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Rainbow River near Dunnellon (in NAVD88)

9.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 27.3 ft

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Withlacoochee River at US 41 Dunnellon (in NAVD88)

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 27.1 ft

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Withlacoochee River near Holder at SR 200 (in NAVD88)

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 28.1 ft
Flow: 535 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 14 min; Losing 1 min 34 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 57 min less
Golden hour: 6:17–7:05 PM; Morning 7:21–8:09 AM
Blue hour: 7:05–7:14 PM; Morning 7:12–7:21 AM; first light 7:12 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 41% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:55 AM · rises 5:44 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Rainbow Park. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,100 ft, 26 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Rainbow Park, FL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Rainbow River above Dunnellon (in NAVD88)

Rainbow River near Dunnellon (in NAVD88)

Withlacoochee River at US 41 Dunnellon (in NAVD88)

Withlacoochee River near Holder at SR 200 (in NAVD88)

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon