Weather in Captiva

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:43 am (EDT)

Now · clear 76 °F

Feels like: 78 °F
Low / high: 75 / 78 °F
Rain: 8%
Wind: 16 mph NE

↘ 29.95 inHg · falling UV 7 · high

Today in Captiva: mainly clear, 75 °F to 78 °F, with a 8% chance of rain and a moderate breeze from the northeast (16 mph). Tomorrow, mainly clear, 74 °F to 83 °F and a 21% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 83 °F. Next likely rain: Saturday 31 (58%).

Temperatures for the next 14 days

78° 75°
Today
83° 74°
Fri 30
82° 75°
Sat 31
81° 74°
Sun 1
80° 73°
Mon 2
80° 71°
Tue 3
80° 73°
Wed 4
80° 73°
Thu 5
78° 72°
Fri 6
77° 69°
Sat 7
77° 68°
Sun 8
73° 68°
Mon 9
74° 68°
Tue 10
73° 69°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Mainly clear	75 / 78 °F	8%	23 mph NE	2.2 ft	2:24 am	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Mainly clear	74 / 83 °F	21%	18 mph NE	1.6 ft	3:12 am	NBM
Sat 31	Light drizzle	75 / 82 °F	58% · 0.06 in	20 mph ENE	1.5 ft	4:12 am	NBM
Sun 1	Light showers	74 / 81 °F	60% · 0.22 in	19 mph ENE	1.4 ft	4:30 am · 9:45 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Drizzle	73 / 80 °F	24% · 0.03 in	17 mph NE	1.6 ft	6:07 am · 9:45 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Light drizzle	71 / 80 °F	5%	15 mph NE	1.4 ft	7:59 am · 10:01 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Clear sky	73 / 80 °F	6%	13 mph ENE	1.2 ft	9:39 am · 10:18 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Light showers	73 / 80 °F	13%	11 mph S	2.2 ft	10:54 am · 10:35 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Light rain	72 / 78 °F	9%	13 mph NW	4.9 ft	11:56 am · 10:52 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Light drizzle	69 / 77 °F	8% · 0.05 in	14 mph NNE	4.5 ft	12:52 pm · 11:10 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Light drizzle	68 / 77 °F	5%	18 mph NE	3.7 ft	1:46 pm · 11:31 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Partly cloudy	68 / 73 °F	8%	17 mph N	3.0 ft	2:42 pm · 11:55 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	68 / 74 °F	12%	15 mph N	2.0 ft	—	ECMWF
Wed 11	Overcast	69 / 73 °F	20%	17 mph N	2.3 ft	12:22 am	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 9:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 8:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 10:00 am; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear sky	Mainly clear	Mainly clear	Clear sky	Clear
Temperature	76°	76°	75°	76°	78°	78°	78°	78°
Chance of rain	1%	1%	1%	1%	2%	3%	8%	2%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	23 NE	16 NE	14 NE	14 NE	3 NNE	8 NNW	12 NE	18 NE
Humidity	90%	91%	93%	91%	86%	85%	82%	87%
UV	0	0	0	1	6	4	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	NBM

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain on Sunday 1: take it with some caution.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	82°	83°	82°	78°	79°	81°	81°
AIFS	82°	82°	81°	78°	75°	77°	78°
GFS	85°	86°	86°	80°	85°	87°	83°
ICON	80°	81°	81°	78°	76°	77°	78°
HRRR	78°	79°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	82°	83°	82°	81°	80°	80°	80°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0	0	0.06 in	0.32 in	0.12 in	0.02 in	0
AIFS	0	0.02 in	0.08 in	0.48 in	0.70 in	0.19 in	0.09 in
GFS	0.00 in	0	0.06 in	1.09 in	0.50 in	0.01 in	0
ICON	0	0	0.02 in	0.34 in	1.29 in	0.17 in	0.05 in
HRRR	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0.12 in	0	0.06 in	0.22 in	0.03 in	0	0
Confidence	high	high	high	medium	medium	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	1724	1722	1926	1925	1817	1625	1523
AIFS	17	15	17	18	19	17	8
GFS	1529	1526	1831	1729	139	136	1111
ICON	1622	1519	1318	1418	1317	1722	1117
HRRR	2332	1927	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	2022	1820	2021	1921	1718	1516	1314
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	13%	41%	49%	61%	25%	16%	12%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	24%	35%	88%	71%	42%	29%	19%
NBM (NOAA)	8%	21%	58%	60%	24%	5%	6%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	2%	9%	22%	34%	23%	10%	6%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: normal temperatures, wetter and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +2.3 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.3 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal −0.7 °F	Above +97%	A bit above +1.4 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Normal +0.5 °F	Above +65%	A bit above +0.7 °F	75° / 68°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.5 °F	Well above +107%	A bit above +0.7 °F	74° / 67°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.2 °F	Well above +185%	A bit above +0.5 °F	72° / 66°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.4 °F	Above +97%	A bit above +1.6 °F
December	Normal +0.2 °F	Well above +158%	A bit above +1.1 °F
January	A bit below −0.9 °F	Well above +156%	Normal −0.2 °F
February	A bit below −0.9 °F	Well above +169%	A bit below −0.5 °F
March	A bit below −1.3 °F	Well above +181%	A bit below −1.1 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Captiva climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Captiva is from November to April: highs of 71 °F to 82 °F, about 6 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: from July to October, peaking in September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 17 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Captiva, about 6 every 10 years; 7 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Milton, in October 2024.

71° 56°

JanJ
73° 56°

FebF
77° 61°

MarM
82° 64°

AprA
86° 69°

MayM
90° 74°

JunJ
91° 75°

JulJ
91° 76°

AugA
89° 75°

SepS
85° 71°

OctO
79° 63°

NovN
74° 59°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	71°	56°	2.11 in	6	6.2	68°	1.2 ft	–
FebruaryFeb	73°	56°	1.81 in	5	7.1	68°	1.0 ft	–
MarchMar	77°	61°	2.15 in	6	7.9	70°	1.1 ft	–
AprilApr	82°	64°	1.76 in	8	8.5	75°	1.1 ft	–
MayMay	86°	69°	3.15 in	11	9.4	80°	1.0 ft	–
JuneJun	90°	74°	8.54 in	23	7.5	84°	0.9 ft	1
JulyJul	91°	75°	8.46 in	25	7.8	85°	0.8 ft	2
AugustAug	91°	76°	9.30 in	26	7.4	86°	0.9 ft	4
SeptemberSep	89°	75°	7.73 in	22	6.5	85°	0.9 ft	7
OctoberOct	85°	71°	2.94 in	11	6.3	82°	1.1 ft	2
NovemberNov	79°	63°	1.67 in	5	6.6	75°	1.1 ft	1
DecemberDec	74°	59°	1.69 in	5	5.7	71°	1.0 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	68°	1.2 ft	–
Feb	68°	1.0 ft	–
Mar	70°	1.1 ft	–
Apr	75°	1.1 ft	–
May	80°	1.0 ft	–
Jun	84°	0.9 ft	1
Jul	85°	0.8 ft	2
Aug	86°	0.9 ft	4
Sep	85°	0.9 ft	7
Oct	82°	1.1 ft	2
Nov	75°	1.1 ft	1
Dec	71°	1.0 ft	–

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 51.32 in of rain on about 152 days and about 2,650 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now76 °Ffeels like 78 °F

Tomorrow74 / 83 °F

It's 76 °F now (feels like 78 °F). Today, 75 °F to 78 °F; tomorrow, 74 °F to 83 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 8%
Fri 30 21%
Sat 31 58% 0.06 in
Sun 1 60% 0.22 in
Mon 2 24% 0.03 in
Tue 3 5%
Wed 4 6%

Today the chance of rain reaches 8%. The next day with likely rain is Saturday 31: 58% and 0.06 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.02 in; last 7 days, 0.07 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity91%

Dew point73 °F

Humidity is 91% now and the dew point is 73 °F. With a dew point this high, it feels muggy. The temperature is very close to the dew point: fog may form.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now8.6 migood

Clouds7%

Visibility is good now (8.6 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak7high

Fri 30: 6 · Sat 31: 6 · Sun 1: 5

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.9030.0030.10 30.03

Falling now (−0.03 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.06 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 25

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Light drizzle	75 / 82 °F	0.06 in	23 mph NNE
Tue 27	Light drizzle	73 / 81 °F	0.01 in	22 mph NNE
Mon 26	Light drizzle	74 / 83 °F	0.01 in	23 mph NE
Sun 25	Light drizzle	72 / 82 °F	0.05 in	24 mph NNE
Sat 24	Clear sky	71 / 81 °F	0	22 mph NNE
Fri 23	Partly cloudy	70 / 81 °F	0	20 mph NE
Thu 22	Overcast	71 / 80 °F	0	19 mph NNE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Partly cloudy	70 / 81 °F	0	19 mph NE
Tue 20	Clear sky	71 / 82 °F	0	21 mph NE
Mon 19	Light drizzle	74 / 81 °F	0.05 in	22 mph NE
Sun 18	Light drizzle	72 / 83 °F	0.02 in	26 mph NE
Sat 17	Light showers	73 / 82 °F	0.81 in	25 mph NNE
Fri 16	Drizzle	80 / 85 °F	0.20 in	11 mph ESE
Thu 15	Partly cloudy	79 / 86 °F	0	14 mph ENE
Wed 14	Clear sky	77 / 86 °F	0	15 mph ENE
Tue 13	Clear sky	77 / 86 °F	0	11 mph NE
Mon 12	Overcast	79 / 86 °F	0	17 mph NNE
Sun 11	Thunderstorm	81 / 85 °F	0.24 in	18 mph S
Sat 10	Thunderstorm	83 / 85 °F	0.35 in	21 mph S
Fri 9	Thunderstorm	78 / 86 °F	0.26 in	22 mph SE
Thu 8	Showers	79 / 87 °F	1.02 in	15 mph SSE
Wed 7	Thunderstorm	79 / 84 °F	1.26 in	13 mph S
Tue 6	Light drizzle	81 / 86 °F	0.07 in	11 mph SE
Mon 5	Light drizzle	82 / 87 °F	0.11 in	10 mph SSE
Sun 4	Overcast	82 / 85 °F	0	16 mph ESE
Sat 3	Overcast	81 / 86 °F	0	19 mph ESE
Fri 2	Light drizzle	80 / 85 °F	0.01 in	18 mph E
Thu 1	Light drizzle	78 / 82 °F	0.11 in	23 mph E
Wed 30	Drizzle	78 / 84 °F	0.08 in	17 mph ESE
Tue 29	Light showers	77 / 84 °F	0.53 in	13 mph S

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in CaptivaQuestions

What's the weather like today in Captiva?

Mainly clear, from 75 °F to 78 °F, with a moderate breeze from the northeast (16 mph) and a 8% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Captiva?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 21% (0.00 in): mainly clear.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 71 °F and a high of 83 °F; the warmest day, Friday 30.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 7 (high). Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.95 inHg and falling: −0.02 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Captiva?

The best time to visit Captiva is from November to April: highs of 71 °F to 82 °F, about 6 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Captiva in October?

In October, Captiva normally sees highs of 85 °F and lows of 71 °F, with about 11 rainy days (2.94 in for the month) and 6 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 82 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Captiva?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 91 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 56 °F. The wettest is August (9.30 in) and the driest, November.

When is hurricane season in Captiva?

Hurricane season: from July to October, peaking in September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 17 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Captiva, about 6 every 10 years; 7 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Milton, in October 2024.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 4.1 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 2:43 am (local time).

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