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 today. 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 central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Sarasota / Bradenton, Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (KSRQ)

Lat: 27.4°NLon: 82.56°WElev: 30ft.

Mostly Cloudy

76°F

24°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed SE 6 mph
Barometer 30.10 in (1019.2 mb)
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 26 Feb 11:53 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Ellenton FL

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 79. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm.  Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Light south southeast wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 81 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 62 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 78 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming northeast in the evening.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind around 7 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 6 to 10 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 79. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Light south southeast wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming northeast in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind around 7 mph becoming east after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 6 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 86.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ellenton FL
 27.53°N 82.53°W (Elev. 10 ft)
1:34 am EST Feb 26, 2026
12pm EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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