Temperature
88 F at 1 PM; 88 F at its warmest, 3 PM Thursday, and 79 F at its coolest, 12 AM.
- Now
- 88F
- 1 PM
- Highest
- 88F
- 3 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 79F
- 12 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Witham Field, Florida
Small airport in Martin County, Florida87°
88°/78°
Partly cloudy·
Feels like 101°·Gentle breeze 12 mph ESE
Coming up. Rain is likely tomorrow afternoon, from about 3 PM (94%).
Now. Witham Field is 87° and partly cloudy at 2 PM. With the humidity it feels like 101°. The dew point is 81°, so the air feels very oppressive. Gentle breeze from the east-southeast at 12 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 81° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 77° by 6 AM, under a mostly clear sky. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 85°, and the coolest Sunday, near 81°. Thunderstorms is likely tomorrow (97%) and Sunday (76%). The windiest day is Sunday, with wind to 24 mph.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:51 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 11:16 PM. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 31 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
6UV High
25Air quality
79%Humidity
43%Cloud
Now
2:00 PM
87feels101
36%
UV 6
Today
Oct 16
8878
60%
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
8574
97%
17mph
UV 7
Sun
Oct 18
8172
76%
24mph
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
8172
23%
18mph
UV 7
Tue
Oct 20
8170
20%
14mph
UV 8
Wed
Oct 21
8270
21%
12mph
UV 8
Thu
Oct 22
8269
28%
UV 8
87°
88°78°
85°74°
81°72°
81°72°
81°70°
82°70°
82°69°
As of 2:00 PM in Witham Field, Florida.
Air quality
The air at Witham Field
Index 25, good, led by ozone. Read at 2 PM from its reporting area, Fort Pierce (FL), 14 miles off.
25Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)16Good-
- Ozone25Good-
- Coarse particles (PM10)7Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 29, good.
GoodModerate
- 29YesterdayOct 15
- GoodTodayOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
- GoodMonOct 19
- GoodTueOct 20
Smoke, the next 43 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Witham Field
0.07 in in the last 24 hours, 0.10 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.07in
- Last 3 days
- 0.10in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 70%
Visibility
How far you can see at Witham Field, the next 43 hours
Fog: visibility falls to 0.7 miles Sat 5 PM, under a mile for 1 hour.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- SUA
- ICAO
- KSUA
- IATA
- SUA
- Field elevation
- 16 ft
- Serves
- Stuart
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- SUA
- Wind now
- From 120° at 13 mph, read 16 Oct, 13:47
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 / 25 | 4,653 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 68° / 248° | 8 mph head, on 07 | 10 mph from the right |
| 12 / 30 | 5,828 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 110° / 290° | 13 mph head, on 12 | 2 mph from the right |
| 16 / 34 unlit | 5,000 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 155° / 335° | 11 mph head, on 16 | 7 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Witham Field Airport/Stuart (SUA), Witham Field's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 81 F, the air 79% saturated; the humidity ran from 71% at 3 PM Thursday to 100% at 12 AM.
- Dew point now
- 81F
- 1 PM
- Humidity now
- 79%
- Humidity, range
- 71 to 100%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
13 mph from the east southeast at 1 PM; at its strongest 14 mph, 11 AM, with a gust of 17 mph at 11 PM Thursday.
- Now
- 13mph
- from the east southeast
- Strongest
- 14mph
- 11 AM
- Highest gust
- 17mph
- 11 PM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.99 inHg at 1 PM, falling 0.06 inHg over 3 hours; 0.02 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.99inHg
- 1 PM
- 3 hours
- -0.06inHg
- falling
- 24 hours
- -0.02inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 5 miles at 5 AM; 7 miles now.
- Now
- 7mi
- Lowest
- 5mi
- 5 AM
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 300 ft at 12 AM; a base was reported in 22 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 300ft
- 12 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 22
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- -
- Hours with some
- 0
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
What is measuring near here
The 4 instruments nearest Witham Field, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
Witham Field Airport/StuartSUA
At an airfield/0.1 mi away/20 ft/4 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
St Lucie Canal 6 SSW St Lucie Lock and DamSLLF1
At a dam/6.3 mi away/20 ft/4 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Stuart 1.0 ESEFL-MT-18
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/13 ft/3 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
StuartSTRF1
At a cooperative observer's station/3.7 mi away/-1 ft/17 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Florida
25 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
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Near Witham Field
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Stuartcity, 1 mi
- Sewall's Pointtown, 2 mi
- Riocommunity, 3 mi
- Port Salernocommunity, 3 mi
- Jensen Beachcommunity, 4 mi
- Palm Citycommunity, 4 mi
- Ocean Breezetown, 4 mi
- North River Shorescommunity, 4 mi
- Hutchinson Island Southcommunity, 7 mi
- Hobe Soundcommunity, 9 mi
- Port St. Luciecity, 11 mi
- River Parkcommunity, 12 mi
Airports near Witham Field
- North Palm Beach County General Aviation AirportF45, 23 mi
- Treasure Coast International AirportFPR, 23 mi
- Vero Beach Regional AirportVRB, 35 mi
- President Donald J. Trump International AirportDJT, 35 mi
- Okeechobee County AirportOBE, 39 mi
- Palm Beach County Park AirportLNA, 42 mi
- Sebastian Municipal AirportX26, 47 mi
- Boca Raton AirportBCT, 56 mi