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UV index in Fort Lauderdale, FL today

Today's peak UV index in Fort Lauderdale is 5 (moderate), around 1pm. It is 3 or above from 11am to 4pm, which is when the EPA recommends protecting your skin. Tomorrow's peak is 6 (high).

  • UV now0 (low)
  • Peak today5 (moderate)
  • Time of peakAround 1pm
  • Hours at 3 or above5
  • Sunrise6:30 am
  • Sunset5:37 pm

UV index in Fort Lauderdale by hour, next 7 days

Each square is one daylight hour and the number in it is the UV index for that hour. The numbers across the top are the hour of the day.

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Today000123455421
Tue, Nov 3001245665431
Wed, Nov 4001245665431
Thu, Nov 5001245665431
Fri, Nov 6001245664320
Sat, Nov 7001345665421
Sun, Nov 8001346664310
  • Low (1 to 2)
  • Moderate (3 to 5)
  • High (6 to 7)
  • Very high (8 to 10)

Day by day

DayPeak UVLevelAt 3 or aboveSunriseSunset
Today5moderate11am to 4pm6:30 am5:37 pm
Tue, Nov 36high10am to 5pm6:30 am5:37 pm
Wed, Nov 46high10am to 5pm6:31 am5:36 pm
Thu, Nov 56high10am to 5pm6:32 am5:36 pm
Fri, Nov 66high10am to 4pm6:32 am5:35 pm
Sat, Nov 76high9am to 4pm6:33 am5:34 pm
Sun, Nov 86high9am to 4pm6:34 am5:34 pm

What today's level means

Today's peak of 5 is in the moderate band. The guidance for that band is: seek shade around midday, cover up and wear sunscreen. The EPA recommends protecting your skin whenever the index is 3 or higher, and you can burn even when it is cloudy.

The UV index depends mostly on how high the sun is in the sky, so it peaks around the middle of the day and is far higher in summer than in winter. It is not the same as temperature. For the full scale and what it means for tanning and burning, see what the UV index numbers mean.

UV tells you how strong the sun is, not whether it will be out. For that, see the sunshine forecast for Fort Lauderdale.

UV index in other cities

UV forecast for Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Updated November 2 at 8:35 AM. This is a forecast, not a measurement. Weather data by Open-Meteo.