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West Palm Beach, Florida weather

United States · America/New_York · 26.72, -80.05

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West Palm Beach, FL Weather Today

Current conditions, hourly and 7 day forecast, official severe weather alerts, and air quality for West Palm Beach, Florida. Every section shows where the data came from and when it was last checked.

Your briefing

West Palm Beach, Florida

Right now
No official warning for this location. 88° and light rain.Observed
Next few hours
Light rain expected around 5:00 PM.Forecast
Your day
  • Take an umbrella.Our reading
  • Evening commute: rain may affect travel.Our reading
  • UV index 8 — sunburn risk during the strongest sun.Observed

What happens next

  1. NowLight rainObserved
  2. NextLight rain expected around 5:00 PM.Forecast
  3. ThenLight rain expected around evening travel time, near 5:00 PM.Forecast
  4. AfterConditions forecast to improve after about 10:00 PM.Forecast

Official warnings for this location come from NOAA / National Weather Service. Lines marked Our reading are WeatherSignal’s reading of the measurements and forecast, not an official statement.

West Palm Beach, Florida

88°

Light rain

Feels like 96° · High 88° · Low 81°

Rain is falling here right now.

Hot and rainy this evening. 88° and feels like 96°. Sunset is at 2:00 PM. Temperatures hold fairly steady for the next few hours.

  • Sunset 2:00 PM
  • Overnight low 81°
  • Rain this evening 0%

Next few hours

  1. Now

    88°

    —

  2. 1 PM

    88°

    —

  3. 2 PM

    88°

    —

  4. 3 PM

    85°

    —

  5. 4 PM

    85°

    —

Rain chance
0%
Wind
11 mph SE
Humidity
63%
Air quality
No reading
2:00 AM 2:00 PM Dew point 73° Cloud cover 34%

Source updated: 5:08:27 PM · WeatherSignal checked: 5:08:27 PM

Source: Open-Meteo (national weather-service models)

What matters today

Six quick answers for West Palm Beach. Tap Why? on any of them to see the reasoning.

Umbrella

Nah (Good)

Best time

6 AM (Good)

Dog walk

11 PM (Good)

Car wash

Wait (Not good)

Cookout

Green light (Good)

Windows

Keep them up (Not good)

Today's Signal

Mixed day

60/100

A mixed day: the heat, the humidity and poor visibility will get in the way of outdoor plans.

Feels like 96° · Dew point 73° · Visibility 0.0 mi

Today is about 7° warmer than the rest of the week.

See exactly how this number was worked out

Every location starts at 100. Points come off for heat, cold, rain, wind, UV, humidity, poor visibility, and any official alert. Nothing is ever added back.

  • Starting score100
  • Feels like 96°: hot-20
  • Dew point 73°: oppressive humidity-10
  • Visibility 0.0 mi-10
  • Final Signal60
Full methodology

Next 12 hours

No big swings coming in the next 12 hours.

  • 1 PMWarmest stretch · 88°
  • 2 PMSunset
  • 12 AMCoolest stretch · 77°
88°88°85°85°84°82°81°79°79°78°77°77°
  1. 1 PM—88 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  2. 2 PM—88 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  3. 3 PM—85 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  4. 4 PM—85 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  5. 5 PM—84 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  6. 6 PM—82 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  7. 7 PM—81 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  8. 8 PM—79 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  9. 9 PM—79 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  10. 10 PM—78 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  11. 11 PM—77 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  12. 12 AM—77 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain

The line is temperature by hour. The number under each hour is the chance of rain. Scroll sideways for the full 12 hours.

Next change

Conditions gradually ease off this evening

Temperatures fall from about 88° to 77° over the next 12 hours. There is no meaningful rain signal in the next several hours.

WeatherSignal NOW: West Palm Beach, Florida

One number for everything happening around you, from 0 to 100.

Keep me safe

92

NORMAL

Nothing here needs your attention right now.

Tap any line to see exactly what added or subtracted points. Every rule is published on our methodology page. This is an informational signal, not a safety rating: official warnings always come first.

What this means

Generated from the forecast values above using fixed rules: not an AI guess.

  • No significant precipitation is expected in the next 24 hours.

Next 24 hours

Will it rain during your commute? When does the storm arrive?

See all 48 hours (2 days) — free

Hourly forecast for the next 24 hours
TimeConditionTempFeelsPrecip %AmountWindHumidity
1 PMLight rain88°96°0%0.01″11 SE63%
2 PMLight rain88°96°0%0.03″11 ESE62%
3 PMLight rain85°93°0%0.02″13 SE69%
4 PMLight rain85°94°0%0.01″10 SE71%
5 PMHeavy rain84°91°0%0.04″8 SSE70%
6 PMPartly cloudy82°88°0%0.00″6 S78%
7 PMLight rain81°87°0%0.01″4 W83%
8 PMOvercast79°85°0%0.00″3 NW88%
9 PMOvercast79°79°0%0.00″4 NW91%
10 PMOvercast78°78°0%0.00″3 NW94%
11 PMLight rain77°77°0%0.00″4 NW93%
12 AMPartly cloudy77°77°0%0.00″5 SW96%
1 AMPartly cloudy77°77°0%0.00″6 SSW97%
2 AMOvercast76°76°0%0.00″6 SSW97%
3 AMPartly cloudy77°77°0%0.00″6 SSW97%
4 AMOvercast76°76°0%0.00″4 WSW98%
5 AMPartly cloudy76°76°0%0.00″5 SW99%
6 AMFog75°75°0%0.00″5 WSW99%
7 AMLight rain75°75°0%0.01″4 W99%
8 AMHeavy rain75°75°0%0.06″4 W97%
9 AMHeavy rain76°76°0%0.07″2 NNW97%
10 AMLight rain77°77°0%0.02″3 S95%
11 AMOvercast79°79°0%0.00″5 SSW87%
12 PMLight rain82°88°0%0.00″4 S79%

7-day forecast

Confidence decreases the further out you look.

  • Today

    Light rain

    88° / 81°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.12″
    Wind:
    13 mph
    UV:
    7.7
    Sun:
    2 AM to 2 PM
  • Sat, Oct 17

    Heavy rain

    83° / 75°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.53″
    Wind:
    7 mph
    UV:
    7.5
    Sun:
    2 AM to 2 PM
  • Sun, Oct 18

    Heavy rain

    79° / 73°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.65″
    Wind:
    23 mph
    UV:
    7.0
    Sun:
    2 AM to 2 PM
  • Mon, Oct 19

    Mainly clear

    82° / 73°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.09″
    Wind:
    25 mph
    UV:
    0.0
    Sun:
    2 AM to 2 PM
  • Tue, Oct 20

    Clear sky

    81° / 74°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    11 mph
    UV:
    0.0
    Sun:
    2 AM to 2 PM

    Lower confidence: long-range outlook, not a certainty.

  • Wed, Oct 21

    Clear sky

    81° / 68°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    9 mph
    UV:
    0.0
    Sun:
    2 AM to 2 PM

    Lower confidence: long-range outlook, not a certainty.

  • Thu, Oct 22

    Clear sky

    79° / 62°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    7 mph
    UV:
    0.0
    Sun:
    2 AM to 2 PM

    Lower confidence: long-range outlook, not a certainty.

Forecasts describe likely conditions, not guaranteed outcomes. Official warnings from your national weather service always take precedence over anything shown here.

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