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Light drizzle,much the same tomorrow

NWS, the American and the European model agree on a high near 77° in Ocala today. Tomorrow: cloudy, around 76°, with a 16% chance of rain.

77°57°
76°66°
79°65°
80°63°
80°62°
81°64°
Todaymodels agreeTomorrowmodels agreeMondaymodels agreeTuesdaymodels agreeWednesdaymodels agreeThursdaymodels agree
NWSNational Blend (NBM)
63°
Clear
Feels 61° · Wind 11 mph · Humidity 85%
AmericanNOAA GFS
61°
Clear
Feels 57° · Wind 11 mph · Humidity 75%
EuropeanECMWF
62°
Clear
Feels 60° · Wind 11 mph · Humidity 79%

Latest for Ocala: NWS (National Blend (NBM)): 63° Clear · American (NOAA GFS): 61° Clear · European (ECMWF): 62° Clear.

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Ocala weather in numbers

measured normals and 10 years of recorded weather

Ocala swings 42°F across the year, from 89°F highs in July to 47°F lows in January, and June is usually the wettest month in a year that brings about 52 in of precipitation. Over 10 years of recorded weather it averages 259 days a year at 77°F or above, 133 of them at 86°F or above, 1 frost night, and rain on 147 days.

Warmest month
July
89°F average high
Coldest month
January
47°F average low
Wettest month
June
52 in a year
Comfortable
4 months
January, February, March and November
Residents
58,000
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Most accurate here
European
95/100 CheckWeather Score
Warm days
259 days
a year at 77°F or above
Frost nights
1 night
a year below 32°F
Rain days
147 days
a year with 0.04 in or more

Day counts are from the ERA5 reanalysis for Ocala’s grid square, 2016 to 2025, counted the same way for every city so the numbers compare. A reanalysis square is an area, not a weather station, so it is good for counting days and not for a single day’s record.

The weather map: all three models at once

NWS, American, European side by side around Ocala and nearby towns.Live rain radar →
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Ocala hourly forecast: next 14 hours

consensus of the three models

Rain in the next 24 hours, model by model

each model's own hourly precipitation, side by side

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Ocala 10-day forecast, out to 14 days

where the models agree, and where they split
Today
Light drizzle
77° 57°
models agree
Tomorrow
Cloudy
76° 66°
models agree
Mon
Light drizzle
79° 65°
models agree
Tue
Mostly clear
80° 63°
models agree
Wed
Light drizzle
80° 62°
models agree
Thu
Light drizzle
81° 64°
models agree
Fri
Clear
81° 63°
±5°
Sat
Light drizzle
82° 63°
models agree
Sun
Light drizzle
80° 63°
±5°
Mon
Cloudy
80° 62°
models agree
Tue
Light drizzle
79° 64°
±5°
Wed
Mostly clear
77° 56°
models agree
Thu
Mostly clear
79° 58°
models agree

Ocala, Florida (FL) is at its warmest in Jul (average highs near 89°F) and coldest in Jan (lows around 47°F), with roughly 52 in of precipitation across the year. Below, compare what NWS, American, European forecast for Ocala right now, and see exactly where they disagree.

We grade every model against the weather that actually happened, so you can see which forecast model is most accurate in United States before you trust any single number.

Ocala climate by month

average daytime high and overnight low across a typical year (1991-2020)
Jan
66°
47°
Feb
70°
49°
Mar
73°
53°
Apr
80°
59°
May
85°
65°
Jun
88°
70°
Jul
89°
72°
Aug
89°
72°
Sep
86°
70°
Oct
81°
63°
Nov
73°
55°
Dec
68°
51°

Source: 1991-2020 averages, ERA5 for this place adjusted with NASA POWER.

How Ocala's weather has changed since 1995

30 years of daily data, 1995-2024, shown as change
+1.9°F

Around Ocala, 2015-2024 averaged 1.9°F warmer than 1995-2004. 9 of the 10 warmest years since 1995 fall in the last ten, and the warmest was 2023.

1995: −1.1°F vs the 30-year average1996: −2.0°F vs the 30-year average1997: ±0.0°F vs the 30-year average1998: +0.5°F vs the 30-year average1999: −0.2°F vs the 30-year average2000: −0.5°F vs the 30-year average2001: −0.7°F vs the 30-year average2002: −0.4°F vs the 30-year average2003: −1.6°F vs the 30-year average2004: −0.7°F vs the 30-year average2005: −1.3°F vs the 30-year average2006: +0.5°F vs the 30-year average2007: +0.2°F vs the 30-year average2008: −1.3°F vs the 30-year average2009: −0.7°F vs the 30-year average2010: −2.9°F vs the 30-year average2011: +0.4°F vs the 30-year average2012: +0.2°F vs the 30-year average2013: +0.2°F vs the 30-year average2014: −1.3°F vs the 30-year average2015: +1.4°F vs the 30-year average2016: +0.9°F vs the 30-year average2017: +0.9°F vs the 30-year average2018: −0.4°F vs the 30-year average2019: +1.3°F vs the 30-year average2020: +2.0°F vs the 30-year average2021: +1.3°F vs the 30-year average2022: +1.3°F vs the 30-year average2023: +2.2°F vs the 30-year average2024: +1.8°F vs the 30-year average
1995each stripe is one year2024
cooler than averagearound averagewarmer than average

Days above 95°F

6 more days a year

2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing

1995: −4 vs the 30-year average1996: −10 vs the 30-year average1997: −11 vs the 30-year average1998: +30 vs the 30-year average1999: −6 vs the 30-year average2000: +9 vs the 30-year average2001: −5 vs the 30-year average2002: −1 vs the 30-year average2003: −13 vs the 30-year average2004: −4 vs the 30-year average2005: −14 vs the 30-year average2006: +13 vs the 30-year average2007: −10 vs the 30-year average2008: −4 vs the 30-year average2009: −11 vs the 30-year average2010: +3 vs the 30-year average2011: +15 vs the 30-year average2012: −9 vs the 30-year average2013: −14 vs the 30-year average2014: −9 vs the 30-year average2015: −4 vs the 30-year average2016: +14 vs the 30-year average2017: −2 vs the 30-year average2018: −14 vs the 30-year average2019: +3 vs the 30-year average2020: +4 vs the 30-year average2021: +0 vs the 30-year average2022: +14 vs the 30-year average2023: +5 vs the 30-year average2024: +34 vs the 30-year average

Frost nights

4 fewer nights a year

2015-2024 against 1995-2004, below 32°F

1995: +3 vs the 30-year average1996: +7 vs the 30-year average1997: −1 vs the 30-year average1998: −2 vs the 30-year average1999: −0 vs the 30-year average2000: +5 vs the 30-year average2001: +3 vs the 30-year average2002: +2 vs the 30-year average2003: +2 vs the 30-year average2004: −1 vs the 30-year average2005: −1 vs the 30-year average2006: −3 vs the 30-year average2007: −1 vs the 30-year average2008: −1 vs the 30-year average2009: +3 vs the 30-year average2010: +20 vs the 30-year average2011: −1 vs the 30-year average2012: −0 vs the 30-year average2013: −2 vs the 30-year average2014: −0 vs the 30-year average2015: −1 vs the 30-year average2016: −2 vs the 30-year average2017: −3 vs the 30-year average2018: +4 vs the 30-year average2019: −4 vs the 30-year average2020: −1 vs the 30-year average2021: −4 vs the 30-year average2022: −0 vs the 30-year average2023: −3 vs the 30-year average2024: −3 vs the 30-year average

Average wind

−3%

2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing

1995: +4% vs the 30-year average1996: +4% vs the 30-year average1997: +4% vs the 30-year average1998: +4% vs the 30-year average1999: +1% vs the 30-year average2000: +7% vs the 30-year average2001: +1% vs the 30-year average2002: −5% vs the 30-year average2003: −5% vs the 30-year average2004: +4% vs the 30-year average2005: +4% vs the 30-year average2006: +1% vs the 30-year average2007: +1% vs the 30-year average2008: +4% vs the 30-year average2009: −5% vs the 30-year average2010: −2% vs the 30-year average2011: −5% vs the 30-year average2012: −2% vs the 30-year average2013: +1% vs the 30-year average2014: −8% vs the 30-year average2015: −5% vs the 30-year average2016: −2% vs the 30-year average2017: −2% vs the 30-year average2018: −2% vs the 30-year average2019: +1% vs the 30-year average2020: +4% vs the 30-year average2021: −5% vs the 30-year average2022: −5% vs the 30-year average2023: +1% vs the 30-year average2024: +1% vs the 30-year average

Bars: each year against the area's 30-year average. Dashed lines: the average of the first and the last ten years.

See the numbers year by year
YearTemp vs averageDays >95°F vs avgFrost nights vs avgWind vs avg
1995−1.1°F−4+3+4%
1996−2.0°F−10+7+4%
1997±0.0°F−11−1+4%
1998+0.5°F+30−2+4%
1999−0.2°F−6−0+1%
2000−0.5°F+9+5+7%
2001−0.7°F−5+3+1%
2002−0.4°F−1+2−5%
2003−1.6°F−13+2−5%
2004−0.7°F−4−1+4%
2005−1.3°F−14−1+4%
2006+0.5°F+13−3+1%
2007+0.2°F−10−1+1%
2008−1.3°F−4−1+4%
2009−0.7°F−11+3−5%
2010−2.9°F+3+20−2%
2011+0.4°F+15−1−5%
2012+0.2°F−9−0−2%
2013+0.2°F−14−2+1%
2014−1.3°F−9−0−8%
2015+1.4°F−4−1−5%
2016+0.9°F+14−2−2%
2017+0.9°F−2−3−2%
2018−0.4°F−14+4−2%
2019+1.3°F+3−4+1%
2020+2.0°F+4−1+4%
2021+1.3°F+0−4−5%
2022+1.3°F+14−0−5%
2023+2.2°F+5−3+1%
2024+1.8°F+34−3+1%

Source: NASA POWER daily data from the MERRA-2 reanalysis, 1995-2024. Each value describes a grid square of about 50 km around Ocala, not a weather station, and a square that takes in sea or a large lake runs milder than the city itself. That is why this section shows change against the square's own 30-year average rather than counts you could compare with a local station. Rain and snow are left out because their long-term record in this dataset is not consistent over time. "Within the normal year-to-year swing" means the change is smaller than the usual differences between single years.

Which forecast is most accurate in Ocala?

CheckWeather Score, graded against the weather that actually happened
ProviderCheckWeather-scoreTempWindRainRun by
European logo
European ★ Best
95
/100rank #1
94±0.6°F96±1.2 mph9597% hitECMWF - European Centre for Medium-Range Weather ForecastsReading, United Kingdom
American logo
American
71
/100rank #2
82±1.8°F95±1.6 mph4268% hitNOAA / NCEP (United States)College Park, Maryland, USA

The CheckWeather Score blends temperature, wind and rain accuracy, each measured against ERA5 (the recorded weather) over the last 30 days across 1999 cities. Lower error means a higher score. See which forecast model is most accurate in United States, how we measure forecast accuracy, or which model each weather app uses.

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Where the models disagree

temperature and rain, judged separately
DayTemperatureRain
Today±2°76° to 77°±62%14% to 76% chance
Tomorrow±3°75° to 78°±3%13% to 16% chance
Mon±1°78° to 79°±7%7% to 14% chance
Tue±1°80° to 81°±18%2% to 20% chance
Wed±2°79° to 81°±15%6% to 21% chance

The models often agree on temperature and still split on rain, and rain is usually what decides whether a plan survives. A wide rain range means the shower is genuinely uncertain, not that the forecast is wrong.

Sunrise and sunset in Ocala

today, local time
Sunrise
07:35
Sunset
18:49
Daylight
11h 14m

Common questions

What's the weather in Ocala today?
Saturday, October 24: NWS, the American and the European model agree on a high near 77° in Ocala today. Tomorrow: cloudy, around 76°, with a 16% chance of rain. The forecast on this page refreshes live.
Will it rain in Ocala today or tomorrow?
Rain looks unlikely in Ocala on Sunday, October 25: no model gives more than 16% (NWS 16%, American 16%, European 13%). On Saturday, October 24 the highest chance of rain from any model is 76%. The hourly strip and the model-by-model rain panel above update live.
Which forecast is most accurate for Ocala?
Over the last 30 days, the European model has been the most accurate for Ocala (CheckWeather Score 95/100), ahead of the American at 71. We grade every model against the recorded weather. See the US accuracy scoreboard for the full method.
What is the warmest month in Ocala?
July is typically the warmest month in Ocala, with average highs around 89°F.
How cold does Ocala get?
The coldest month in Ocala is January, when overnight lows average about 47°F.
How much rain does Ocala get?
Ocala sees roughly 52 in of precipitation a year, with June usually the wettest month.
Is Ocala getting warmer?
Yes. In NASA's reanalysis for the area around Ocala, 2015-2024 averaged 1.9°F warmer than 1995-2004.

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