Observed 6:55 PM EDT at KCLW

Ridgecrest, FL weather

Partly cloudy and 73°23°, gusts to 32 mph52 km/h tomorrow.

Forecasts agree

Now 73°23°

Partly cloudy

Wind: 7 mph11 km/hgusts 16 mph26 km/h; From the north-northeast. Gusts to 29 mph46 km/h around 10 PM
Dew point: 61°16°; Sticky
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–4 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 47Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.09 inHg1019 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.1 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 (75°24° then, 73°23° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 29 mph47 km/h until 1 AM
Gusts to 33 mph53 km/h tomorrow 7 AM–tomorrow night 2 AM
Above 80°27° tomorrow by noon
Below 80°27° tomorrow night after 7 PM
Gusts to 29 mph47 km/h Monday from 9 AM

TonightDown to 68°20° by midnight · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 77°25° by 11 AM · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 81°27° · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 68°20° by 2 AM · gusts to 33 mph53 km/h · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 78°26° by 11 AM · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 84°29° by 3 PM · 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 7p	Clear	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	75%	10%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	80%	11%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	86%	23%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	89%	70%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	91%	36%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	94%	35%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	96%	49%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	97%	35%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	98%	72%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	98%	61%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	98%	43%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	96%	34%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	95%	21%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	94%	26%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	88%	18%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	83%	27%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	79%	21%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	84°29°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	73%	31%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	86°30°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	69%	32%	6
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	87°31°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	67%	28%	6
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	88°31°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	66%	22%	6
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	87°31°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph47 km/h	67%	24%	5
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	82°28° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	86°30°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	69%	23%	3
Sun 6p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	83°28°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	71%	10%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	80%	20%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 33 mph52 km/h	81%	14%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	86%	8%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 31 mph51 km/h	88%	22%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	91%	53%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	92%	29%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	95%	76%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	96%	68%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	96%	26%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	96%	15%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	96%	47%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	95%	18%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	95%	16%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	95%	13%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	90%	22%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	84%	31%	2
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	79%	36%	4
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	84°29°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	74%	33%	5
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	87°31°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	70%	36%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 84°29°)	88°31°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	67%	30%	3
Mon 3p	Mostly sunny	84°29° (likely 79°26° to 84°29°)	89°32°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	66%	50%	3
Mon 4p	Mostly sunny	84°29° (likely 78°26° to 84°29°)	88°31°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	66%	42%	2
Mon 5p	Mostly sunny	82°28° (likely 78°26° to 83°28°)	87°31°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	68%	50%	2
Mon 6p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	84°29°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	70%	24%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 68°20°. Typical 82°28° / 70°21°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. North northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–68°20°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 70°21°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 84°29°, low 68°20°. Typical 81°27° / 70°21°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. North northeast wind 12 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. North northeast wind 9 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 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
81°27° / 70°21°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 66°19°. Typical 81°27° / 70°21°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Northeast wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Typical high / low
81°27° / 70°21°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 67°19°. Typical 81°27° / 69°21°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 78°25°
  Dry
4. 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 84. Northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Typical high / low
81°27° / 69°21°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 68°20°. Typical 81°27° / 69°21°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 78°25°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Typical high / low
81°27° / 69°21°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 67°19°. Typical 80°27° / 69°21°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 78°26°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  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 67.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
83°28°–85°29°
Low, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 69°21°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
6
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 67°19°. Typical 80°27° / 68°20°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 73°23°
  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 67.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 68°20°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 72°22°. Typical 80°27° / 68°20°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 83°29°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 79°26°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 68°20°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 83°28°, low 73°23°. Typical 80°27° / 68°20°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 78°25°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 73°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
82°28°–83°28°
Low, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 68°20°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 72°22°. Typical 80°27° / 68°20°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 77°25°
  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°–83°28°
Low, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 68°20°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
6

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 81°, low 68°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 84°, low 68°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 84°, low 66°.
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

McKay Creek at Hickory Dr

1.4 mi

Level: 1.2 ft

Reading from Sat 6:29 PM · NWS gauge page

Rattlesnake Creek at Belleair

3.7 mi

Level: 10.9 ft

Reading from Sat 6:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Lake Seminole Outlet Near Largo

3.8 mi

Level: 4.8 ft

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Inundation Sensor at Boca Ciega Millenium Park (in AGL)

3.9 mi

Level: 0.0 ft

Reading from Sat 6:29 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 75% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 71

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?

St. Petersburg Albert Whitted Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1998–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−4°−2°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
−4°−2°TueOct 20
−3°−2°WedOct 21
−3°−2°ThuOct 22
−4°−2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 16 min; Losing 1 min 29 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 54 min less
Golden hour: 6:21–7:08 PM; Morning 7:22–8:09 AM
Blue hour: 7:08–7:17 PM; Morning 7:13–7:22 AM; first light 7:13 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:45–10 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:56 AM · rises 5:47 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Ridgecrest. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.