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Sanford, FL weather

It is 75°F and cloudy at Orlando / Sanford Airport as of Oct 28, 5:15 AM EDT. Overnight: Partly Cloudy, low near 72°F, 9% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 2:39 AM EDT.

Updated Oct 28, 5:19 AM EDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

75°F

Cloudy · feels like 76°F

Wind

NNE 9 mph

Humidity 74% · dew point 66°F

Pressure · visibility

30.01 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Orlando / Sanford Airport (KSFB), Oct 28, 5:15 AM EDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Sanford forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS MLB forecast area

5 active alerts cover zones served by the MLB office near Sanford:

  • Flood Warning (2)
  • Coastal Flood Warning
  • Rip Current Statement
  • High Surf Advisory

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. Florida has 17 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Sanford (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 7 AM72°FSlight Chance Rain Showers16%NNE 15 mph
Wed 8 AM72°FSlight Chance Rain Showers19%NNE 15 mph
Wed 9 AM73°FChance Rain Showers25%NNE 15 mph
Wed 10 AM75°FChance Rain Showers31%NE 15 mph
Wed 11 AM77°FChance Rain Showers38%NE 15 mph
Wed 12 PM78°FChance Rain Showers47%NE 15 mph
Wed 1 PM78°FRain Showers Likely55%NE 15 mph
Wed 2 PM78°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely64%NE 15 mph
Wed 3 PM78°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely63%NE 15 mph
Wed 4 PM79°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely61%NNE 15 mph
Wed 5 PM77°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely60%NNE 15 mph
Wed 6 PM77°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely55%NNE 15 mph
Wed 7 PM76°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms50%NNE 15 mph
Wed 8 PM74°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms44%NNE 15 mph
Wed 9 PM74°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms39%NE 15 mph
Wed 10 PM74°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms34%NE 15 mph
Wed 11 PM74°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms29%NE 15 mph
Thu 12 AM74°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms30%NE 15 mph
Thu 1 AM74°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms31%NE 15 mph
Thu 2 AM73°FChance Rain Showers33%NE 10 mph
Thu 3 AM73°FChance Rain Showers30%NE 10 mph
Thu 4 AM73°FChance Rain Showers28%NNE 10 mph
Thu 5 AM73°FChance Rain Showers26%NNE 10 mph
Thu 6 AM73°FSlight Chance Rain Showers24%NNE 10 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Sanford can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 72°F

Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday

High 80°F·Low 73°F

Rain showers likely between 7am and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 83°F·Low 71°F

A chance of rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday

High 83°F·Low 71°F

A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday

High 83°F·Low 71°F

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday

High 82°F·Low 68°F

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday

High 83°F·Low 67°F

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday

High 83°F

A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Sanford is served by the National Weather Service MLB forecast office, forecast zone FLZ046, county zone FLC117.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Sanford (28.7894, -81.2756), in Seminole County. Population: 66,919 (2024 estimate), number 45 of the 120 Florida cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KMLB. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/28.7894,-81.2756 (forecast issued Oct 28, 2:39 AM EDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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