Observed 12:30 AM EDT at KOCF

Rainbow Springs, FL weather

Rainy and 68°20°, gusts to 33 mph53 km/h tonight.

Forecasts agree

Now 68°20°

Rain

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the north-northeast. Gusts to 32 mph51 km/h around 11 AM
Visibility: 3 mi5 km; Rain · under 5 mi8 km
Dew point: 66°19°; Muggy
Humidity: 94%; Air 68°20°, dew point 66°19° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; High 1–4 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 44Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.18 inHg1022 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.7 hPa next 3 h

None rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h until 2 AM
Gusts to 33 mph53 km/h today 9–1 AM
Above 70°21° today by 10 AM
Below 70°21° tonight after 9 PM
Gusts to 31 mph50 km/h tomorrow 9 AM–9 PM

TonightNear 66°19° · rain chance 10% · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 77°25° by 11 AM · gusts to 32 mph51 km/h · Clear
This afternoonNear 79°26° · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 66°19° by 3 AM · rain chance 10% · gusts to 33 mph53 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 76°24° by 11 AM · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 79°26° · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 66°19° by 11 PM · gusts to 28 mph45 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
Sun 12a	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	10%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	93%	73%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	10%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	97%	44%	0
Sun 2a	Drizzle	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	10%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	97%	71%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	10%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	97%	35%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	97%	20%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	93%	30%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	93%	33%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	93%	14%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	93%	16%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from N, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	90%	31%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	81%	24%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	74%	27%	4
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	69%	37%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	82°28°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	65%	33%	6
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	82°28°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	65%	35%	6
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	83°28°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	63%	28%	6
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	82°28°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	65%	24%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	64%	18%	3
Sun 6p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	69%	17%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from N, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	76%	16%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from N, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	81%	35%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from N, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	90%	34%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	93%	60%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	93%	62%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	93%	24%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	97%	28%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	97%	25%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	97%	26%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	10%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	97%	16%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	97%	15%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	66°19°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	97%	26%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	97%	19%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	66°19°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	100%	13%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	93%	23%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	5%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	87%	31%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	5%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	79%	38%	4
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	5%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	74%	42%	4
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	83°28°	5%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	69%	42%	4
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	83°28°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	67%	38%	4
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	83°28°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	63%	24%	2
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	82°28°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	65%	27%	4
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	64%	37%	3
Mon 6p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	69%	54%	1
Mon 7p	Clear	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	74%	21%	0
Mon 8p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	81%	30%	0
Mon 9p	Mostly clear	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	87%	34%	0
Mon 10p	Mostly clear	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	90%	33%	0
Mon 11p	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	93%	31%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 25. Drizzle. High 81°27°, low 65°18°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 5% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly 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
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
65°18°–67°19°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 62°17°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 62, with temperatures rising to around 63 overnight. Northeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–82°28°
Low, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 62°17°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 66°19°
  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 62.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 65°18°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–82°28°
Low, likely
65°18°–67°19°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 83°28°, low 65°18°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 83°28°, low 64°18°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
64°18°–73°23°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 84°29°, low 69°21°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 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: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
80°27°–86°30°
Low, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 84°29°, low 70°21°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 85°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 76°25°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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°–89°32°
Low, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 84°29°, low 69°21°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
83°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Nov 3. Cloudy. High 85°29°, low 68°20°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 85°30°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  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
83°28°–86°30°
Low, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 81°, low 65°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 82°, low 62°.
Tuesday
Dry, high 83°, low 62°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 82–85°.

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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)

2.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 28.6 ft

Reading from Sat 11:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Rainbow River near Dunnellon (in NAVD88)

3.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 27.2 ft

Reading from Sat 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Withlacoochee River at US 41 Dunnellon (in NAVD88)

3.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 27.1 ft

Reading from Sat 10:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Withlacoochee River near Holder at SR 200 (in NAVD88)

9.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 28.1 ft
Flow: 519 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 12 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 55 min less
Golden hour: 6:17–7:04 PM; Morning 7:22–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 7:04–7:13 PM; Morning 7:13–7:22 AM; first light 7:13 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 40% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:59 AM · rises 6:20 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Rainbow Springs. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,200 ft, 20 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Rainbow Springs, FL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Tuesday

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