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Weather in Alturas, Florida

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alturas, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:53 PM
90
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
93°
Humidity
49%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:36 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Alturas, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
87°
7p
83°
8p
80°
9p
77°
10p
73°
11p
72°
12a
72°
1a
71°
2a
69°
3a
68°
4a
67°
5a
67°
6a
66°
7a
70°
8a
72°
9a
76°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
90°
3p
91°
4p
91°
5p
91°
6p
L 66°H 91°
Alturas, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    27%
    94°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    19%
    94°73°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    22%
    94°71°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    36%
    91°70°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    30%
    89°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    30%
    93°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    94°72°
Alturas, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
091° · steady
Direction
E
091°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
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
avg 8 · pk 23 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the e.
Alturas, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.4
-0.3 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.87 inHg
Now
1011.4
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Alturas, FL
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.1 μg/m³
PM 10
7.0 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
99.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Alturas, FL
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
6:36 AM
Daylight
13h 33m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alturas, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:03 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Alturas, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alturas at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 2 (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 16, 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.

ZIP codes in Alturas

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.