Observed 6:50 PM EDT at KSPG

Ruskin, FL weather

Mostly sunny and 75°24°, gusts to 31 mph50 km/h tomorrow.

Mostly agree

Now 75°24°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 16 mph26 km/h; From the north-northeast. Gusts to 27 mph44 km/h around 9 PM
Dew point: 64°18°; Sticky
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 48Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.05 inHg1018 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 28 mph45 km/h until midnight
Gusts to 31 mph50 km/h tomorrow 9 AM–11 PM
Above 80°27° tomorrow by noon
Below 80°27° tomorrow night after 7 PM
Gusts to 30 mph48 km/h Monday from 9 AM

TonightDown to 68°20° by midnight · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 78°26° by 11 AM · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 82°28° · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 68°20° by 4 AM · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 78°26° by 11 AM · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h · Clear
Monday afternoonNear 82°28° · gusts to 29 mph47 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 7p	Mostly clear	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	72%	26%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	77%	22%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	83%	19%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	88%	23%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	92%	39%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	96%	28%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	98%	18%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph35 km/h	99%	16%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	99%	57%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	99%	40%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	99%	22%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	99%	16%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	98%	15%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	96%	19%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NNE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	90%	19%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	85%	20%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	80%	25%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	85°29°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	74%	24%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	87°31°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	71%	32%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	88°31°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	68%	17%	6
Sun 3p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 80°27° to 84°29°)	88°31°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	66%	29%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	87°31°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	67%	30%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 78°26° to 82°28°)	86°30°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from NNE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	67%	15%	3
Sun 6p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 74°23° to 81°27°)	84°29°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from NNE, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	70%	11%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	77°25° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NNE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	78%	46%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NNE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	80%	23%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	84%	23%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NNE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	87%	20%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	90%	21%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	92%	48%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	96%	23%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	97%	31%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	97%	24%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	97%	15%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	97%	20%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	97%	23%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	97%	22%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NNE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	97%	16%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	91%	20%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	85%	17%	2
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	80%	19%	4
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	81°27° (likely 80°27° to 81°27°)	85°29°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	75%	26%	5
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	82°28° (likely 81°27° to 82°28°)	87°31°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	71%	30%	6
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	83°28° (likely 82°28° to 83°28°)	88°31°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	68%	29%	6
Mon 3p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 81°27° to 84°29°)	89°32°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	66%	17%	6
Mon 4p	Sunny	84°29° (likely 80°27° to 84°29°)	88°31°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	65%	13%	5
Mon 5p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	87°31°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	66%	21%	3
Mon 6p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	84°29°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	68%	17%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 68°20°. Typical 84°29° / 64°18°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 68°20°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. North northeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–68°20°
Typical high / low
84°29° / 64°18°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 84°29°, low 68°20°. Typical 83°28° / 64°18°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 68°20°
  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
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. North northeast wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. North northeast wind 14 to 23 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
65°18°–70°21°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 64°18°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 85°29°, low 66°19°. Typical 83°28° / 64°18°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 69°20°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Northeast wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 64°18°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 84°29°, low 67°19°. Typical 83°28° / 63°17°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°25°
  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 84. Northeast wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
82°28°–84°29°
Low, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 63°17°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Sunny. High 84°29°, low 68°20°. Typical 83°28° / 63°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 13 to 21 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
67°19°–72°22°
Typical high / low
83°28° / 63°17°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 85°29°, low 67°19°. Typical 82°28° / 63°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 84°29°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°25°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Isolated rain showers after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Isolated rain showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
82°28°–86°30°
Low, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 63°17°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 85°29°, low 67°19°. Typical 82°28° / 62°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 84°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°24°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 71°22°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Isolated rain showers after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Isolated rain showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
83°28°–86°30°
Low, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 62°17°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
6
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly sunny. High 85°29°, low 70°21°. Typical 82°28° / 62°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 84°29°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 77°25°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 70°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 85.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
81°27°–87°31°
Low, likely
64°18°–75°24°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 62°17°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 83°28°, low 70°21°. Typical 82°28° / 62°17°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 76°24°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
78°26°–89°32°
Low, likely
63°17°–72°22°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 62°17°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 70°21°. Typical 82°28° / 61°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
78°26°–86°30°
Low, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Typical high / low
82°28° / 61°16°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 82°, low 68°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 84°, low 68°.
Monday
Dry, high 85°, low 66°.
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

Little Manatee River near Wimauma at US 301

4.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 101 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Little Manatee River at CR579 Near Wimauma

8.8 mi

Level: 9.7 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Gamble Creek at County Road 675 Near Parrish

9.2 mi

Level: 9.5 ft

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Frog Creek at Buffalo Road Near Rubonia

10 mi

Level: 7.8 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

About 68% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 18Typical 57

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Sticky, humid air (dew point 64°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?

Tampa Bay Area WFO · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1976–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−3°−2°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
−3°−2°TueOct 20
−2°−1°WedOct 21
−4°−2°ThuOct 22
−3°−2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 17 min; Losing 1 min 29 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 53 min less
Golden hour: 6:20–7:06 PM; Morning 7:20–8:07 AM
Blue hour: 7:06–7:15 PM; Morning 7:11–7:20 AM; first light 7:11 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 8–11 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:54 AM · rises 5:46 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Ruskin. Water in view.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.