Sarasota, Florida

Local Time: 5:20 PM EDT (GMT -04) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 27.4° N 82.5° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Hurricane Carlos (East Pacific) Tropical Storm Soudelor (Western Pacific)

	Current Conditions

Tampa Macdill AFB, Florida (Airport)

Updated: 4:55 PM EDT on July 11, 2009

86 °F

Clear

Humidity:	73%
Dew Point:	76 °F
Wind:	6 mph Variable
Pressure:	30.12 in (Falling)
Heat Index:	96 °F
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	8 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	13 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KMCF)
Wind Speed:	5.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	0° (Variable)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Sarasota	84 °F	Clear	4:53 PM EDT
	St. Petersburg	86 °F	Clear	4:53 PM EDT
»	Tampa Macdill AFB	86 °F	Clear	4:55 PM EDT
	Tampa Knight Airport	90 °F	Mostly Cloudy	5:06 PM EDT

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Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KSRQ)

Yesterday

91 °F

73 °F

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 17

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Key West NAF	93°F
Naples	93°F
Fort Myers Airport	93°F
Fort Myers	93°F
Panama City	91°F

State Lows:
Key West	-27°F
Bartow	66°F
New Smyrna Beach	68°F
Cecil Field	68°F
Ormond Beach	68°F

Astronomy

July 11, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:42 AM EDT

8:27 PM EDT

Civil Twilight

6:16 AM EDT

8:53 PM EDT

Nautical Twilight

5:45 AM EDT

9:25 PM EDT

Astronomical Twilight

5:12 AM EDT

9:58 PM EDT

Moon

11:04 PM EDT

10:20 AM EDT

Length Of Visible Light:

14h 37m

Length of Day

13h 44m

Tomorrow will be 0m 42s shorter.

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Waning Gibbous, 83% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	7 / 15 Last Quarter	7 / 21 New	7 / 28 First Quarter	8 / 5 Full

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Sarasota, FL

86 °F

Clear

at 4:55 PM EDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 34230

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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
90° F \| 72° F	90° F \| 72° F	90° F \| 76° F	90° F \| 74° F	92° F \| 74° F
T-storms 50% chance of precipitation	T-storms 30% chance of precipitation	T-storms 30% chance of precipitation	T-storms 40% chance of precipitation	T-storms 40% chance of precipitation
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as today.

Nowcast as of 4:24 PM EDT on July 11, 2009

Now

Showers and thunderstorms continue to form over areas from Citrus County south through Lee County. Areas near Citrus Springs...Lakeland...Plant City...Myakka City...Wauchula...North Port...and Fort Myers can expect periods of heavy rain with gusty winds and dangerous lightning as these storms drift slowly to the east.

Forecast for Sarasota

Updated: 5:18 PM EDT on July 11, 2009

No Active Advisories (US Severe Weather)

Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms early in the evening...then partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds around 5 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Sunday

Partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning... then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

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Sunday Night

Partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Monday

Partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning... then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

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Monday Night

Partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms in the evening...then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Tuesday through Saturday

Partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms each morning...then scattered thunderstorms each afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent each day decreasing to 20 percent each morning and evening.

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Air quality Forecast for Sarasota

	Air quality:	AQ Index:	Pollutant:
Yesterday	Moderate		PM2.5
Yesterday	Good		OZONE
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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bills vs. Titans	8:00 PM EDT on August 09, 2009	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Redskins vs. Ravens	7:30 PM EDT on August 13, 2009	Average High 84° F/ 28° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Cardinals vs. Cubs	3:10 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Clear, 74 °F
Yankees vs. Angels	1:10 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 85 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Kansas City vs. New England	9:00 PM BST on July 11, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 66° F/ 19° C
Houston vs. Seattle	1:00 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 79 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
LifeLock.com 400	7:16 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Clear, 79 °F
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
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