Weather

St. Petersburg, FL

04/20/2026 08:00 AM

70°F

TEMPERATURE

Winds 18 mph NE

Mostly Sunny

Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Alerts

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Fire Weather Watch

Severe

Fire Weather Watch issued April 20 at 2:30AM EDT until April 21 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Category	Certainty	Severity
Met	Possible	Severe
Status	Urgency	Category
Actual	Future	Met
Effective	Ends	Expires
04/20/2026 02:30 AM	04/21/2026 06:00 PM	04/21/2026 06:00 PM
...CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY WITH GUSTY WINDS AND A MODERATE SIGNIFICANT FIRE POTENTIAL WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER TODAY AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY... The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect Tuesday afternoon. * AFFECTED AREA...Sumter, Pinellas, Polk, Hardee, Highlands, DeSoto, Coastal Hernando, Coastal Pasco, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte, Coastal Lee, Inland Hernando, Inland Pasco, Inland Hillsborough, Inland Manatee, Inland Sarasota, Inland Charlotte and Inland Lee. * TIMING...Tuesday afternoon. * WINDS...East 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 30 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Moonrise

10:16 AM

Moonset

Sunrise

07:00 AM

Moon Phase

Waxing crescent

Sunset

07:58 PM

Hourly Forecast

Mon, 08:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 18 mph NE

70°

Mon, 09:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 17 mph NE

71°

Mon, 10:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 17 mph NE

74°

Mon, 11:00 AM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 17 mph NE

76°

Mon, 12:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 16 mph NE

78°

Mon, 01:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 16 mph NE

79°

Mon, 02:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 15 mph NE

80°

Mon, 03:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 16 mph NE

81°

Mon, 04:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 16 mph NE

81°

Mon, 05:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 16 mph NE

81°

Mon, 06:00 PM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 16 mph NE

80°

Mon, 07:00 PM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 17 mph NE

79°

Mon, 08:00 PM

Mostly Cloudy
Winds: 17 mph NE

77°

Mon, 09:00 PM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 18 mph ENE

75°

Mon, 10:00 PM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 18 mph ENE

74°

Mon, 11:00 PM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 16 mph ENE

72°

Tue, 12:00 AM

Partly Cloudy
Winds: 17 mph ENE

72°

Tue, 01:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 16 mph NE

70°

Tue, 02:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NE

70°

Tue, 03:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph NE

68°

Tue, 04:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 14 mph NE

68°

Tue, 05:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 14 mph NE

68°

Tue, 06:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 14 mph ENE

67°

Tue, 07:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 14 mph ENE

67°

Today

Mostly Sunny

84°

Winds: 15 to 18 mph NE

Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

Partly Cloudy

66°

Winds: 14 to 18 mph NE

Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny

83°

Winds: 16 mph ENE

Sunny, with a high near 83. East northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly Clear

65°

Winds: 10 to 15 mph E

Mostly clear, with a low around 65. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly Sunny

82°

Winds: 10 mph ENE

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly Cloudy

66°

Winds: 10 mph E

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind around 10 mph.

Thursday

Mostly Sunny

82°

Winds: 9 mph SSE

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind around 9 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly Cloudy

68°

Winds: 9 mph SE

Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind around 9 mph.

Friday

Sunny

80°

Winds: 9 mph S

Sunny, with a high near 80. South wind around 9 mph.

Friday Night

Partly Cloudy

69°

Winds: 6 to 9 mph NNE

Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

Saturday

Sunny

81°

Winds: 6 to 10 mph SSW

Sunny, with a high near 81.

Saturday Night

Mostly Clear

71°

Winds: 5 to 10 mph N

Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

Sunday

Mostly Sunny

81°

Winds: 6 to 12 mph SSW

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

Sunday Night

Partly Cloudy

72°

Winds: 5 to 10 mph SW

Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Port Manatee, FL

Tide Information

2.575 Ft

St. Petersburg, FL

Tide Information

2.704 Ft

Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida

National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL

A weak cold front will move south of the waters today with increasing winds and seas to start the week. A Small Craft Advisory is in effect into Tuesday, but breezy northeast to east winds will continue through midweek. Winds and seas will subside for the second half of the week as high pressure stretches across the waters.

Gulf coastal waters from Bonita Beach to the mouth of the Suwannee River out to 60 NM. Important notice to mariners.marine forecasts are issued at least four times a day. Boaters on extended trips should routinely monitor subsequent forecast issuances and updates for the latest marine weather information. The wave heights are forecast as significant wave height which is the average of the highest one-third of the waves. The highest waves may rarely be twice the significant wave height. The winds and seas near thunderstorms may be higher than forecast.