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 elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern High Plains through the weekend. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. 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.

Fog

61°F

16°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.02 in (1016.4 mb)
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 0.25 mi
Last update 21 Feb 3:53 am EST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles E Arcadia FL

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 88 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 1am.  Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 58. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers likely before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then showers likely after 4pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 80 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. North northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 63. North wind around 7 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Patchy frost after 1am.  Otherwise, clear, with a low around 32. Calm wind.

    Low: 32 °F

    Clear then
    Patchy Frost

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Areas of frost before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 75 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 58. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Showers likely before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then showers likely after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. North northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 63. North wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 32. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles E Arcadia FL
 27.22°N 81.79°W (Elev. 62 ft)
3:34 am EST Feb 21, 2026
4am EST Feb 21, 2026-6pm EST Feb 27, 2026
 
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