Today, 12 September, Saturday, in Fort Lauderdale (United States): partly cloudy, hot. During the day the air will warm up to +31°, at night around +26°. Wind up to 16 km/h. Brief rain is possible — an umbrella won't hurt. Light summer clothing will do — a T-shirt and shorts or light trousers. The sea has warmed up to +31° — great for swimming. The sun will rise at 07:05 and set at 19:28 — daylight lasts 12 hours.
Hourly weather in Fort Lauderdale
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💧 The bars at the bottom show the hourly precipitation probability. Shaded areas of the chart are the dark hours (before sunrise 🌅 and after sunset 🌇).
Weather in Fort Lauderdale for 14 days
Tap a day to expand it by time of day and open the full forecast. The bar shows the range from the night low (left) to the day high (right).
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Today 12.9
☁️
💧 22%
+26°+31°
Morning
☀️
+27°
Day
☁️
+31°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+26°
Overcast · precipitation 22% · wind up to 16 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tomorrow 13.9
⛈️
💧 73%
+25°+30°
Morning
☁️
+25°
Day
⛈️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+25°
Thunderstorm · precipitation 73% · wind up to 20 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Mon 14.9
⛈️
💧 55%
+28°+31°
Morning
⛈️
+29°
Day
⛈️
+31°
Evening
🌇
+30°
Night
🌙
+28°
Thunderstorm · precipitation 55% · wind up to 22 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tue 15.9
🌦️
💧 52%
+29°+31°
Morning
🌦️
+30°
Day
🌦️
+31°
Evening
🌇
+31°
Night
🌙
+29°
Drizzle · precipitation 52% · wind up to 27 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Wed 16.9
🌦️
💧 77%
+28°+30°
Morning
🌦️
+29°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+30°
Night
🌙
+28°
Drizzle · precipitation 77% · wind up to 33 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Thu 17.9
⛈️
💧 63%
+27°+29°
Morning
⛈️
+28°
Day
⛈️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+27°
Thunderstorm · precipitation 63% · wind up to 27 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Fri 18.9
🌦️
💧 58%
+28°+31°
Morning
🌦️
+29°
Day
🌦️
+31°
Evening
🌇
+30°
Night
🌙
+28°
Rain showers · precipitation 58% · wind up to 27 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sat 19.9
🌦️
💧 66%
+27°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+28°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+27°
Rain showers · precipitation 66% · wind up to 27 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sun 20.9
🌦️
💧 66%
+27°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+28°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+27°
Rain showers · precipitation 66% · wind up to 21 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Mon 21.9
⛅
💧 73%
+27°+35°
Morning
⛅
+30°
Day
⛅
+35°
Evening
🌇
+33°
Night
🌙
+27°
Partly cloudy · precipitation 73% · wind up to 28 km/h. ☀️ Very hot. Drink more water, avoid the midday sun, sunscreen is needed.
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Tue 22.9
🌦️
💧 64%
+28°+33°
Morning
🌦️
+30°
Day
🌦️
+33°
Evening
🌇
+32°
Night
🌙
+28°
Drizzle · precipitation 64% · wind up to 20 km/h. ☀️ Very hot. Drink more water, avoid the midday sun, sunscreen is needed.
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Wed 23.9
🌦️
💧 65%
+29°+31°
Morning
🌦️
+30°
Day
🌦️
+31°
Evening
🌇
+31°
Night
🌙
+29°
Drizzle · precipitation 65% · wind up to 34 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Thu 24.9
🌦️
💧 65%
+28°+31°
Morning
🌦️
+29°
Day
🌦️
+31°
Evening
🌇
+30°
Night
🌙
+28°
Drizzle · precipitation 65% · wind up to 17 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Fri 25.9
🌦️
💧 66%
+28°+30°
Morning
🌦️
+29°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+30°
Night
🌙
+28°
Drizzle · precipitation 66% · wind up to 16 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
🗺️ Precipitation radar
Precipitation radar (RainViewer) over a clean base map — updates every 5–10 minutes. Colours show nearby precipitation; if there is none, the map is simply clear — that is normal. Zoom with + / −.
Rain intensity:lightmoderateheavy
🎯 What to do in this weather — indices of the day
Comfort score from 0 (bad) to 100 (excellent), calculated from the day's weather. For “rain” and “UV” a percentage/risk level is shown.
🏖️ Beach
72 / 100
for sea and sun · Good
🏊 Swimming
48 / 100
water 31° · Average
🏃 Running
24 / 100
comfort for running · So-so
🧴 UV
0%
moderate · low
☂️ Rain
22%
possible · low
✨ Stars
73 / 100
evening visibility · Good
🧺 Laundry drying
36 / 100
will dry outside · So-so
🚗 Car wash
69 / 100
no rain expected · Good
🌫️ Air quality
35
Good air
European AQI
PM2.5: 12PM10: 20O₃: 35NO₂: 11
The air is clean — you can walk and exercise outside.
🌅 Sun, moon and sea
Sunrise
07:05
Sunset
19:28
Golden hour
18:58
Daylight
12 h (-2 min vs yesterday)
Sea temperature
+31°
🌊 calm, waves 0.4 m.
Fort Lauderdale climate by month
Long-term averages. Hover over a bar for details. The forecast for a specific month is a combination of the climate normal and the model forecast for the coming weeks.
+23°
+17°
Jan
+24°
+18°
Feb
+25°
+19°
Mar
+27°
+21°
Apr
+28°
+23°
May
+29°
+25°
Jun
+30°
+25°
Jul
+30°
+25°
Aug
+29°
+25°
Sep
+28°
+23°
Oct
+26°
+21°
Nov
+24°
+19°
Dec
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Bar color shows temperature:frostcoolcomfortablewarmhot— best months to visit
Month
Day
Night
Sea
Precipitation
What to pack and what makes the month notable (events, nuances)
January
+23°
+17°
+24°
55 mm
One of the best times to visit: +23° by day, fresh nights. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. Water at +24° — great for swimming. This is the coldest month of the year.
February
+24°
+18°
+24°
45 mm
Ideal weather: +24° daytime — neither hot nor cold. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. Water at +24° — great for swimming.
March
+25°
+19°
+25°
56 mm
The most pleasant season: +25° by day, comfortable all day long. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +25° — great for swimming.
April
+27°
+21°
+26°
68 mm
Warm and comfortable: +27° by day, +21° at night. It's a rainy month (68 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +26° — great for swimming. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
May
+28°
+23°
+28°
111 mm
Gentle warmth — about +28° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (111 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +28° — great for swimming.
June
+29°
+25°
+29°
179 mm
A comfortable month: +29° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (179 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming. Statistically the wettest month of the year.
July
+30°
+25°
+31°
139 mm
Warm and comfortable: +30° by day, +25° at night. It's a rainy month (139 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +31° — like a warm bath.
August
+30°
+25°
+31°
173 mm
Gentle warmth — about +30° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (173 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +31° — like a warm bath. This is the hottest month of the year in Fort Lauderdale.
September
+29°
+25°
+31°
176 mm
A comfortable month: +29° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (176 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +31° — like a warm bath.
October
+28°
+23°
+29°
128 mm
Warm and comfortable: +28° by day, +23° at night. It's a rainy month (128 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming.
November
+26°
+21°
+28°
57 mm
Ideal weather: +26° daytime — neither hot nor cold. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +28° — great for swimming. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
December
+24°
+19°
+26°
44 mm
The most pleasant season: +24° by day, comfortable all day long. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +26° — great for swimming. The shortest daylight of the year — it gets dark early.
When to visit Fort Lauderdale
✅ Recommended time to visit
🌟 Best time: April, November, December
Daytime air+24…+27°
Sea temperature+26…+28°
Precipitationoften
Why: comfortable +24…+27° by day, little rain, warm sea (+26…28°).
⚠️ Doable, with caveats
🌤️ Shoulder season: January, February, March, May, July, October
Daytime air+23…+30°
Sea temperature+24…+31°
Precipitationoften
Why: noticeable rain risk (45–139 mm/month) — pack an umbrella and backup plans.
🔴 Not the best time
🌤️ Shoulder season: June, August, September
Daytime air+29…+30°
Sea temperature+29…+31°
Precipitationoften
Why: the rainy season (173–179 mm/month) — downpours almost daily.
Bottom line: the best time to visit Fort Lauderdale is April, November, December, and the most comfortable months are April, November, December. The toughest months to visit are June, August, September: frequent rain.
🌡️ Today vs the climate normal
Today's high
+31°
Normal for September
+29°
Deviation
2° warmer than normal
A year ago on this day
+30°
Record for this date
+32° (2022)
The normal, “a year ago” and the record come from the weather archive since 1940 (Open-Meteo / ERA5).
Weather archive for Fort Lauderdale
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