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Weather in Alva, Florida

Flowers spill across the islands. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alva, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
88
°
Overcast
Feels like
92°
Humidity
48%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:38 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Alva, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
87°
7p
84°
8p
82°
9p
79°
10p
78°
11p
76°
12a
75°
1a
74°
2a
73°
3a
72°
4a
71°
5a
71°
6a
70°
7a
74°
8a
76°
9a
80°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
89°
1p
91°
2p
92°
3p
94°
4p
94°
5p
92°
6p
L 70°H 94°
Alva, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    95°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Showers
    39%
    91°74°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    51%
    96°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    66%
    94°73°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    55%
    91°73°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    44%
    96°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    57%
    96°73°
Alva, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
195° · backing 129°
Direction
SSW
195°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 4 · pk 27 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Alva, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.4
-0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.98 inHg
Now
1015.4
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Alva, FL
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.2 μg/m³
PM 10
8.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
105.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.2 Low
Alva, FL
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
6:38 AM
Daylight
13h 29m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
12:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alva, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:05 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Alva, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Flowers spill across the islands

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alva at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 26 (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 Alva

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.