Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Punta Gorda, Charlotte County Airport (KPGD)

Lat: 26.92°NLon: 81.99°WElev: 23ft.

Fair

46°F

8°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed SE 3 mph
Barometer 30.10 in (1019.2 mb)
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 2:53 am EST
Extended Forecast for

18 Miles N Alva FL

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy fog.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind.

    Low: 45 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy fog after 10pm.  Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 58 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm.  Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 87 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 61 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 82 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 59 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East northeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East northeast wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
18 Miles N Alva FL
 26.97°N 81.63°W (Elev. 56 ft)
1:34 am EST Feb 26, 2026
3am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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