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.

Fog

60°F

16°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed SE 3 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1015.1 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 0.25 mi
Last update 20 Feb 4:53 am EST
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles ENE Sandy FL

  • Today

    Today: Areas of fog before 10am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 87. Light south wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 87 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after midnight.  Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 60. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 88 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers likely, mainly before 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 80 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 34. North wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 62. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 87. Light south wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 60. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 34. North wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 62. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 34.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles ENE Sandy FL
 27.3°N 82.01°W (Elev. 59 ft)
3:16 am EST Feb 20, 2026
5am EST Feb 20, 2026-6pm EST Feb 26, 2026
 
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