Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the southern High Plains Friday. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. Friday into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Punta Gorda, Charlotte County Airport (KPGD)

Lat: 26.92°NLon: 81.99°WElev: 23ft.

Fair

71°F

22°C

Humidity 84%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1015.9 mb)
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 19 Feb 8:53 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Punta Gorda, Charlotte County Airport FL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 10pm.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Areas of fog before 10am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 11 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 84 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy fog after midnight.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 58. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning.

    High: 85 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 80 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a north wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 35. North wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 11 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 58. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a north wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 35. North wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Punta Gorda, Charlotte County Airport FL
 26.91°N 82°W (Elev. 7 ft)
2:55 pm EST Feb 19, 2026
9pm EST Feb 19, 2026-6pm EST Feb 26, 2026
 
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