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Palmer Ranch, Florida

Community in Sarasota County, Florida

Air quality

The air at Palmer Ranch

Index 37, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Sarasota (FL), 12 miles off.

37Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)37Good-
  • Ozone29Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)14Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 36, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Palmer Ranch

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Palmer Ranch, the next 45 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Sat 12 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Palmer Ranch, FloridaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Palmer Ranch, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

VeniceVNC

At an airfield/11.2 mi away/20 ft/1 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1,810of 2,338

measured daily2 instruments

VeniceVNCF1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.3 mi away/33 ft/14 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank23of 2,338

Station report

The weather at Venice, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.2 mi from Palmer Ranch, Florida. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 16,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Venice, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 16,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VNCFIG. A THE SKY OVER VENICESECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 16,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEVenice, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS VNCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VNC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

79.5 F with a dew point of 76.3 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 16,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Venice: temperature 79.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 76.3, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 16,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VNCFIG. B THE AIR AT VENICETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00060 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 75.4 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 16,000 FTTEMPERATURE 79.5 FDEW POINT 76.3 FSPREAD 3.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEVenice, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS VNCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VNC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (70 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Venice, north up: blowing from 70 degrees, the east northeast, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VNCFIG. C THE WIND AT VENICEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 70°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEVenice, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS VNCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VNC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Venice, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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