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UV index in Fort Lauderdale, FL today

Today's peak UV index in Fort Lauderdale is 7 (high), around 2pm. It is 3 or above from 10am to 6pm, which is when the EPA recommends protecting your skin. Tomorrow's peak is 7 (high).

  • UV now5 (moderate)
  • Peak today7 (high)
  • Time of peakAround 2pm
  • Hours at 3 or above8
  • Sunrise7:16 am
  • Sunset6:58 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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Today001356777532
Sat, Oct 10001356777532
Sun, Oct 11001356777532
Mon, Oct 12001356776531
Tue, Oct 13001356776532
Wed, Oct 14001234566532
Thu, Oct 15002356776532
  • 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
Today7high10am to 6pm7:16 am6:58 pm
Sat, Oct 107high10am to 6pm7:17 am6:57 pm
Sun, Oct 117high10am to 6pm7:17 am6:56 pm
Mon, Oct 127high10am to 6pm7:18 am6:55 pm
Tue, Oct 137high10am to 6pm7:18 am6:54 pm
Wed, Oct 146high11am to 6pm7:19 am6:53 pm
Thu, Oct 157high10am to 6pm7:19 am6:52 pm

What today's level means

Today's peak of 7 is in the high 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 October 9 at 4:45 PM. This is a forecast, not a measurement. Weather data by Open-Meteo.