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Current conditions at

PLACIDA (K54A)

Lat: 26.85°NLon: 82.25°WElev: 7ft.

Fair

84°F

29°C

Humidity 84%
Wind Speed E 7 mph
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 79°F (26°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index96°F (36°C)
Last update 16 Oct 9:50 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Manasota Key FL

  • Today

    Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. East southeast wind around 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 85 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then
    Scattered
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 77 °F

    Isolated
    T-storms then
    Scattered
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 4pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 81 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Windy, with a northeast wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 69 °F

    Windy.
    Scattered
    Showers then
    Isolated
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Windy, with a northeast wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Windy, with a northeast wind 24 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Windy, with a northeast wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Windy, with a northeast wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. East southeast wind around 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 4pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Windy, with a northeast wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Windy, with a northeast wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Windy, with a northeast wind 24 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Windy, with a northeast wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Windy, with a northeast wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Breezy.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 66. Breezy.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Manasota Key FL
 26.92°N 82.36°W (Elev. 0 ft)
Last Update:
3:01 am EDT Oct 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10am EDT Oct 16, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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