Outdoor conditions in

Cortez

Florida
Now
  1. 78°Sunny2% rain88% humidityGusts 15 mph
  2. 80°Sunny2% rain83% humidityGusts 15 mph
  3. 81°Sunny2% rain80% humidityGusts 14 mph
  4. 84°Sunny2% rain73% humidityGusts 14 mph
  5. 85°Sunny2% rain70% humidityGusts 12 mph
  6. 86°Sunny9% rain68% humidityGusts 9 mph
  7. 87°Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms16% rain67% humidityGusts 9 mph
  8. 86°Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms24% rain68% humidityGusts 9 mph
  9. 86°Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms31% rain71% humidityGusts 10 mph
  10. 85°Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms27% rain73% humidityGusts 12 mph
  11. 83°Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms20% rain78% humidityGusts 13 mph
  12. 82°Partly Cloudy13% rain81% humidityGusts 14 mph
  13. 80°Partly Cloudy9% rain83% humidityGusts 15 mph
  14. 80°Partly Cloudy9% rain84% humidityGusts 16 mph
  15. 80°Mostly Clear10% rain85% humidityGusts 16 mph
  16. 79°Mostly Clear5% rain87% humidityGusts 16 mph
  17. 79°Mostly Clear4% rain88% humidityGusts 16 mph
  18. 78°Partly Cloudy3% rain90% humidityGusts 16 mph
  19. 78°Partly Cloudy3% rain90% humidityGusts 15 mph
  20. 78°Partly Cloudy3% rain91% humidityGusts 15 mph
  21. 77°Mostly Clear3% rain93% humidityGusts 14 mph
  22. 78°Sunny3% rain91% humidityGusts 14 mph
  23. 78°Sunny4% rain91% humidityGusts 13 mph
  24. 78°Mostly Sunny2% rain92% humidityGusts 13 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
31%
Humidity
67–91%
Wind
16 mph
Fri

Friday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
36%
Humidity
77–93%
Wind
16 mph
Sat

Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
71%
Humidity
78–90%
Wind
32 mph
Sun

Sunday looks breezy.

Rain
13%
Humidity
75–85%
Wind
37 mph
Mon

Monday looks breezy.

Rain
15%
Humidity
66–86%
Wind
33 mph
  1. 87° / 76°Today looks fairly quiet.31% rain · Humidity 67–91% · Wind 16 mph
  2. 85° / 77°Friday looks fairly quiet.36% rain · Humidity 77–93% · Wind 16 mph
  3. 80° / 74°Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.71% rain · Humidity 78–90% · Wind 32 mph
  4. 78° / 71°Sunday looks breezy.13% rain · Humidity 75–85% · Wind 37 mph
  5. 81° / 69°Monday looks breezy.15% rain · Humidity 66–86% · Wind 33 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Sarasota area · Updated Thu 8:25 AM
26GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground26 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Cortez radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Cortez.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

View the official forecast ↗

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Sustained wind is 12 mph.

Humidity
88%
Wind
12 mph
Gusts
15 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

Nearby regional view

Explore Sarasota

About 12 miles away, the Sarasota hub looks more deeply at Sarasota, FL. It reflects that wider area rather than Cortez’s exact conditions.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Sarasota area, about 23 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Cortez, FL, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.