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FLORIDA · MONROE COUNTY

Key West

25,240 people, 0 ft above sea level in Monroe County.

0 ftElevation, city center
25,240People, 2024 estimate
6 sq miLand area
Mostly clear 81°
Mostly clear now Dew point 73° · Calm · high 87°
City of Key West River Interstate 2 miles
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The Key West plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Key West

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 AM EDT
RIGHT NOW Key West International Airport (KEYW) · 3:53 AM
Mostly clear
81° Mostly clear Feels like 86° · high of 87° near 11 AM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity77%falling to 77% this afternoon
Pressure29.95 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsA few cloudsbases near 13,000 ft
UV index7 by 2 PMhigh; shade by midday
Dew point 73° · Oppressiveabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Partly cloudy
Today, about 10 AMin about 5 hours · 38% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.5–1.9 inmost likely 1.1; 1 in 10 over 3.3
LAST RAINSept. 290.01 in · 0 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Coastal Flood AdvisoryCoastal Flood Advisory issued September 29 at 3:59AM EDT until September 29 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Key West FL
NWS Key West and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:37 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:18 AM7:16 PM ↓
11 h 58 m of daylight, 1 minute less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 92% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
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Air quality index ·
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
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CHANCE OF RAIN
86% · 1.16 in Friday overnight 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Oppressive: dew points 74 to 78°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 88° / 79°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
87° 78°
40% rain 0.5–1.9″ ESE 8 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
88° 79°
70% rain 0.07–1.2″ ESE 12 A
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
88° 80°
80% rain 0.4–1.2″ ESE 16, gusts 25 A
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of storms Chance of storms
89° 81°
60% rain 0.03–0.3″ E 13 A
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of storms Chance of storms
89° 81°
30% rain up to 0.1″ E 13 A
SUN Oct. 4 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
88° 80°
30% rain — E 10 A
MON Oct. 5 Chance of storms Chance of storms
88° 80°
30% rain up to 0.08″ E 8 A
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
Map of a 72-hour back-trajectory: the air now over Key West was over the Caribbean three days ago.
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Key West at 5,000 feet was over the Caribbean three days ago, about 390 miles back along its path. Air off the water carries moisture, which is why it feels humid. Traced hour by hour through GFS analyses of the 850 hPa wind.

THIS WEEK, SIX YEARS AGO Sept. 28, 2020

The hottest this week has been

93° on Sept. 28, 2020, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1871. Next is 92° in 1872.

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93°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Key West Area threaded record since 1871.
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FLORIDA · MONROE

Key West

25,240 people, 0 ft above sea level in Monroe County.

0 ftElevation
25,240People
6 sq miLand
Mostly clear 81°
Mostly clearDew point 73°
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Today in Key West

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy night 81° 16%
7a mostly cloudy day 80° 14%
10a rain 82° 36%
1p mostly cloudy day 83° 27%
4p showers day 83° 34%
7p mostly cloudy night 82° 18%
Partly cloudy
NEXT RAINToday about 10 AM · 38%
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Tue40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
78
87
A
Wed70%
Showers likely Showers likely
79
88
A
Thu80%
Showers likely Showers likely
80
88
A
Fri60%
Chance of storms Chance of storms
81
89
A
Sat30%
Chance of storms Chance of storms
81
89
A
Sun30%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
80
88
A
Mon30%
Chance of storms Chance of storms
80
88
A
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK, SIX YEARS AGO · SEPT. 28, 2020

93°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1871.