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Weather in Arcadia, Florida

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

Arcadia, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:53 PM
90
°
Overcast
Feels like
91°
Humidity
39%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:38 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Arcadia, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
88°
7p
84°
8p
82°
9p
78°
10p
76°
11p
74°
12a
74°
1a
74°
2a
71°
3a
70°
4a
70°
5a
70°
6a
69°
7a
73°
8a
77°
9a
80°
10a
84°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
92°
2p
93°
3p
94°
4p
93°
5p
94°
6p
L 69°H 94°
Arcadia, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Showers
    25%
    95°73°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    28%
    94°74°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    43%
    96°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    57%
    94°72°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    92°72°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    41%
    97°72°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    48%
    96°72°
Arcadia, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
244° · veering 151°
Direction
WSW
244°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
11
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 11 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Arcadia, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.8
-0.3 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.94 inHg
Now
1013.8
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Arcadia, FL
Air quality
72
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.9 μg/m³
PM 10
8.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
107.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Arcadia, 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 31m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Arcadia, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:05 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Arcadia, 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 →

Arcadia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 29 (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 Arcadia

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.