Weather in Alford, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alford, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
77
°
Thunderstorm
Feels like
86°
Humidity
87%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
7:30 PM
Alford, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
8p
69°
9p
65°
10p
63°
11p
61°
12a
60°
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
56°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
58°
7a
65°
8a
69°
9a
73°
10a
76°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
Alford, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm10%88°58°
- SundayMay 17Partly Cloudy—88°69°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle30%90°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast20%91°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast27%92°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle25%91°71°
- FridayMay 22Overcast24%91°70°
Alford, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Alford, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
234° · veering 130°
Direction
SW
234°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Alford, FL
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 74.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Alford, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
13h 45m
Sunset
7:30 PM
Civil dusk
12:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alford, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:00 AM
- Moonset
- 12:51 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Alford, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Alford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of May 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.