West Bradenton
FL
05/02/2026 04:00 AM
73°F
TEMPERATURE
Winds 7 mph S
Partly Cloudy
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 8 mph.
Alerts
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| Rip Current Statement issued May 2 at 1:57AM EDT until May 3 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL | ||
| NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL | ||
| Category | Certainty | Severity |
| Met | Likely | Moderate |
| Status | Urgency | Category |
| Actual | Expected | Met |
| Effective | Ends | Expires |
| 05/02/2026 01:57 AM | 05/03/2026 02:00 AM | 05/02/2026 10:00 AM |
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.
* WHERE...Pinellas, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee,
Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte and Coastal Lee Counties.
* WHEN...From 10 AM EDT this morning through late tonight.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
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Moonrise
10:16 PM
Moonset
08:03 AM
Sunrise
06:50 AM
Moon Phase
Waning gibbous
Sunset
08:04 PM
Hourly Forecast
Sat, 04:00 AM
Partly CloudyWinds: 7 mph S
73°
Sat, 05:00 AM
Partly CloudyWinds: 8 mph S
73°
Sat, 06:00 AM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 9 mph S
73°
Sat, 07:00 AM
Partly SunnyWinds: 12 mph S
73°
Sat, 08:00 AM
Partly SunnyWinds: 14 mph S
75°
Sat, 09:00 AM
Mostly SunnyWinds: 15 mph SSW
77°
Sat, 10:00 AM
Partly SunnyWinds: 17 mph SSW
79°
Sat, 11:00 AM
Partly SunnyWinds: 20 mph SSW
81°
Sat, 12:00 PM
Partly SunnyWinds: 20 mph SSW
82°
Sat, 01:00 PM
Partly SunnyWinds: 21 mph SW
82°
Sat, 02:00 PM
Partly SunnyWinds: 21 mph SW
83°
Sat, 03:00 PM
Partly SunnyWinds: 21 mph SW
82°
Sat, 04:00 PM
Isolated Showers And ThunderstormsWinds: 20 mph SW
81°
Sat, 05:00 PM
Scattered Showers And ThunderstormsWinds: 20 mph WSW
80°
Sat, 06:00 PM
Scattered Showers And ThunderstormsWinds: 18 mph WSW
79°
Sat, 07:00 PM
Scattered Showers And ThunderstormsWinds: 17 mph WSW
77°
Sat, 08:00 PM
Chance Showers And ThunderstormsWinds: 17 mph W
75°
Sat, 09:00 PM
Chance Showers And ThunderstormsWinds: 16 mph WNW
75°
Sat, 10:00 PM
Scattered Showers And ThunderstormsWinds: 15 mph WNW
74°
Sat, 11:00 PM
Scattered Showers And ThunderstormsWinds: 14 mph NW
74°
Sun, 12:00 AM
Isolated Showers And ThunderstormsWinds: 14 mph NNW
74°
Sun, 01:00 AM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 15 mph N
73°
Sun, 02:00 AM
Scattered Showers And ThunderstormsWinds: 15 mph N
72°
Sun, 03:00 AM
Scattered Showers And ThunderstormsWinds: 16 mph N
71°
Winds: 8 mph S
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 8 mph.
Winds: 9 to 21 mph SSW
Isolated showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 84, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 9 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Winds: 14 to 18 mph NW
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then isolated showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 1am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Winds: 13 to 17 mph NNE
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North northeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Winds: 14 mph NNE
Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. North northeast wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Winds: 9 to 13 mph NNE
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. North northeast wind 9 to 13 mph.
Winds: 12 mph NE
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 12 mph.
Winds: 10 mph S
Sunny, with a high near 84. South wind around 10 mph.
Winds: 5 to 9 mph N
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
Winds: 7 to 13 mph S
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Winds: 2 to 10 mph SW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Winds: 7 to 15 mph SSW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Winds: 6 to 12 mph W
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Winds: 8 to 14 mph NW
A slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
South to southwest winds will increase today ahead of a frontal boundary with Advisory level winds developing across the northern and central waters persisting through tonight. A line of showers and thunderstorms will push across the waters this afternoon and tonight. A few storms across the northern and central waters may be strong to severe. Winds and seas will gradually subside Sunday night through early next week as high pressure builds back over 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.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
TODAY
South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots late this morning and afternoon Bay and inland waters a moderate chop
TONIGHT
West winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming northwest after midnight Bay and inland waters a moderate chop Isolated thunderstorms Scattered showers in the evening, then widespread showers after midnight
SUNDAY
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots Bay and inland waters a moderate chop Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms
SUNDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots Bay and inland waters a moderate chop Isolated thunderstorms in the evening A chance of showers
MONDAY
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon Bay and inland waters a moderate chop A slight chance of showers in the morning
MONDAY NIGHT
East winds 5 to 10 knots Bay and inland waters light chop
TUESDAY
East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon Bay and inland waters light chop
TUESDAY NIGHT
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight Bay and inland waters light chop
WEDNESDAY
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon Bay and inland waters light chop
TODAY
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots Gusts up to 25 knots late this morning and afternoon Seas 2 to 3 feet Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 4 seconds Bay and inland waters a moderate chop
TONIGHT
West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest after midnight Seas 2 to 3 feet Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds Bay and inland waters a moderate chop Isolated thunderstorms Scattered showers in the evening, then numerous showers after midnight
SUNDAY
North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 5 seconds Bay and inland waters choppy Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms
SUNDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots Seas 2 to 3 feet Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds Bay and inland waters a moderate chop Isolated thunderstorms in the evening A chance of showers
MONDAY
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon Seas 2 to 3 feet Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 6 seconds Bay and inland waters a moderate chop A slight chance of showers in the morning
MONDAY NIGHT
North winds around 10 knots, becoming east after midnight Seas around 2 feet Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 4 seconds Bay and inland waters light chop
TUESDAY
East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less Bay and inland waters light chop
TUESDAY NIGHT
Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight Seas 1 foot or less Bay and inland waters light chop
WEDNESDAY
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon Seas 1 foot or less Bay and inland waters light chop
TODAY
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots Seas 2 to 3 feet Wave Detail: Southwest 3 feet at 4 seconds
TONIGHT
West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest after midnight Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms
SUNDAY
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 5 seconds Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms
SUNDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet Wave Detail: North 4 feet at 6 seconds Isolated thunderstorms in the evening A chance of showers
MONDAY
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots Seas 2 to 3 feet Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 5 seconds A slight chance of showers in the morning
MONDAY NIGHT
North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight Seas around 2 feet Wave Detail: North 2 feet at 5 seconds
TUESDAY
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots Seas around 2 feet
TUESDAY NIGHT
Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight Seas 1 foot or less
WEDNESDAY
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots Seas 1 foot or less
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
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