Weather

West Bradenton FL

04/21/2026 03:00 PM

82°F

TEMPERATURE

Winds 18 mph E

Sunny

Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Alerts

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Red Flag Warning

Severe

Red Flag Warning issued April 21 at 10:15AM EDT until April 21 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Category	Certainty	Severity
Met	Likely	Severe
Status	Urgency	Category
Actual	Expected	Met
Effective	Ends	Expires
04/21/2026 10:15 AM	04/21/2026 08:00 PM	04/21/2026 08:00 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... * AFFECTED AREA...Sumter, Pinellas, Polk, Hardee, Highlands, DeSoto, Coastal Levy, Coastal Citrus, Coastal Hernando, Coastal Pasco, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte, Coastal Lee, Inland Levy, Inland Citrus, Inland Hernando, Inland Pasco, Inland Hillsborough, Inland Manatee, Inland Sarasota, Inland Charlotte and Inland Lee. * TIMING...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * WINDS...East 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 29 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Moonrise

11:19 AM

Moonset

01:00 AM

Sunrise

06:59 AM

Moon Phase

Waxing crescent

Sunset

07:58 PM

Hourly Forecast

Tue, 03:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 18 mph E

82°

Tue, 04:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 18 mph E

82°

Tue, 05:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 18 mph E

82°

Tue, 06:00 PM

Clear
Winds: 18 mph E

81°

Tue, 07:00 PM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 20 mph E

80°

Tue, 08:00 PM

Clear
Winds: 20 mph E

76°

Tue, 09:00 PM

Clear
Winds: 20 mph E

74°

Tue, 10:00 PM

Clear
Winds: 18 mph E

72°

Tue, 11:00 PM

Clear
Winds: 18 mph E

71°

Wed, 12:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 16 mph E

69°

Wed, 01:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 15 mph E

68°

Wed, 02:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 13 mph E

67°

Wed, 03:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 13 mph E

66°

Wed, 04:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 13 mph E

65°

Wed, 05:00 AM

Mostly Clear
Winds: 12 mph E

64°

Wed, 06:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 12 mph E

64°

Wed, 07:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 12 mph E

63°

Wed, 08:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 12 mph E

66°

Wed, 09:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 12 mph E

68°

Wed, 10:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 13 mph E

72°

Wed, 11:00 AM

Sunny
Winds: 14 mph E

75°

Wed, 12:00 PM

Sunny
Winds: 14 mph E

77°

Wed, 01:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 14 mph E

79°

Wed, 02:00 PM

Mostly Sunny
Winds: 14 mph E

80°

This Afternoon

Sunny

82°

Winds: 18 mph E

Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tonight

Mostly Clear

63°

Winds: 12 to 20 mph E

Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East wind 12 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly Sunny

81°

Winds: 14 mph ESE

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind around 14 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly Cloudy

66°

Winds: 14 mph ENE

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East northeast wind around 14 mph.

Thursday

Mostly Sunny

81°

Winds: 12 mph SSE

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South southeast wind around 12 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly Cloudy

66°

Winds: 7 to 13 mph E

Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 7 to 13 mph.

Friday

Sunny

81°

Winds: 7 to 12 mph S

Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 7 to 12 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly Clear

67°

Winds: 2 to 10 mph N

Mostly clear, with a low around 67. North wind 2 to 10 mph.

Saturday

Sunny

81°

Winds: 3 to 12 mph S

Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 3 to 12 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly Clear

69°

Winds: 2 to 10 mph WSW

Mostly clear, with a low around 69.

Sunday

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82°

Winds: 2 to 13 mph SW

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear

70°

Winds: 2 to 10 mph NW

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday

Mostly Sunny

83°

Winds: 2 to 12 mph S

Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

Monday Night

Mostly Clear

71°

Winds: 2 to 10 mph SSW

Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

Port Manatee, FL

Tide Information

2.523 Ft

St. Petersburg, FL

Tide Information

2.633 Ft

Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida

National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL

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. Hazardous marine conditions continue through early tomorrow morning. Winds are expected briefly drop below advisory levels this afternoon, before bouncing back later this evening. Conditions are expected to improve beginning tomorrow afternoon as winds and seas begin to subside.