Sarasota, FL 34241 Weather

Sarasota County1:14 AM EDT27.28°N, 82.42°W

Current conditions

Clear
68°
Clear
Feels like 68°
High 84°·Low 62° tonight
WindNE 10 mph
Humidity68%
Dew point57°
Pressure30.08 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover0%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:34 AM
Sunset6:56 PM

Observed at Sarasota / Bradenton, Sarasota-Bradenton International… · 34 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Overnight

    Clear, with a low around 62. North northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

  • Wednesday

    Sunny, with a high near 84. North northeast wind around 12 mph.

  • Wednesday Night

    Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 10 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Clear 67°
  2. 2 AM Clear 66°
  3. 3 AM Clear 64°
  4. 4 AM Clear 63°
  5. 5 AM Clear 63°
  6. 6 AM Sunny 62°
  7. 7 AM Sunny 62°
  8. 8 AM Sunny 62°
  9. 9 AM Sunny 66°
  10. 10 AM Sunny 71°
  11. 11 AM Sunny 75°
  12. 12 PM Sunny 76°
  13. 1 PM Sunny 79°
  14. 2 PM Sunny 81°
  15. 3 PM Sunny 82°
  16. 4 PM Mostly Sunny 83°
  17. 5 PM Sunny 82°
  18. 6 PM Mostly Clear 80°
  19. 7 PM Mostly Clear 78°
  20. 8 PM Mostly Clear 75°
  21. 9 PM Mostly Clear 73°
  22. 10 PM Mostly Clear 72°
  23. 11 PM Mostly Clear 71°
  24. Thu12 AM Clear 70°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 20 Clear Clear62°
  2. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny63°84°
  3. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny61°81°
  4. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny64°81°
  5. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny12%67°82°
  6. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny66°82°
  7. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny12%65°83°
  8. TueOct 27 Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers20%83°
  9. WedOct 28 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy0.02 in69°83°
  10. ThuOct 29 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny64°81°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

46
Good
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • WedModerate
  • ThuModerate
  • FriModerate

Sarasota, FL reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:34 AM
Sunset 6:56 PM
Daylight 11 h 22 min (−1 min 30 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 74% lit
Moonrise 4:09 PM Moonset 3:05 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low86° / 67°
Record high91° (1973)
Record low46° (1989)
Wettest1.12 in (1970)
Month to date9.74 in (normal 2.11 in)

Sarasota-Bradenton Area, records since 1911. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in TBW, issued 5 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Hazardous marine conditions over the eastern Gulf waters over the next several days.

- A cooler and drier airmass with below average temperatures will continue through most of the week.

Short Term (tdy-wed)

Issued at 247 PM EDT Tue Oct 20 2026

Mostly sunny skies across the peninsula have been sponsored by dry airmass being area of high pressure dominating from the Canadian border to the Southeast. This ridge is building behind a upper level low that continues to move into the Atlantic and aiding the advection of cooler air behind it across the CWA. As a result rain free conditions will be in place through the period. Overnight lows tonight will be touch cooler with some areas in the northern portions of the Nature Coast potentially getting down to the upper 40s. Breezy northeasterly winds prevail with evening surges possible.

On Wednesday, similar conditions are anticipated with slightly warmer temperatures in the evening.

Long Term (thu-mon)

Issued at 247 PM EDT Tue Oct 20 2026

High pressure continues to build but shifts north slightly. This will allow easterly flow to set up over the area going into Saturday. As a result, moisture will gradually increase and gradient will tighten, which will support hazardous marine conditions into early next week. Fortunately, relatively cooler afternoon temperatures remain in place during this time. POPs will increase mainly interior locations and SWFL.

Aviation

(00Z TAFS) NE winds with VFR conditions expected through the period as wind gusts subside.

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