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Weather in Ave Maria, Florida

Flowers spill across the islands. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ave Maria, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
78%
Wind
22 mph
Sunrise
6:38 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Ave Maria, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
9p
78°
10p
79°
11p
76°
12a
76°
1a
75°
2a
74°
3a
73°
4a
73°
5a
72°
6a
71°
7a
74°
8a
77°
9a
80°
10a
85°
11a
88°
12p
91°
1p
92°
2p
94°
3p
95°
4p
92°
5p
90°
6p
87°
7p
84°
8p
L 71°H 95°
Ave Maria, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    19%
    94°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Showers
    41%
    92°73°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    76%
    93°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    78%
    91°73°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    62%
    91°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    59%
    96°72°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    66%
    96°71°
Ave Maria, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
112° · backing 104°
Direction
ESE
112°
Sustained
22
mph
Gust
33
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 4
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 33 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 22 mph with gusts pulsing to 33 — flags snap, branches bend.
Ave Maria, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.1
-0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 30.03 inHg
Now
1017.1
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Ave Maria, FL
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.5 μg/m³
PM 10
10.2 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
83.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ave Maria, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
6:38 AM
Daylight
13h 27m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
12:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ave Maria, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:56 AM
Moonset
12:22 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ave Maria, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Flowers spill across the islands

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ave Maria at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 24 (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.

ZIP codes in Ave Maria

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.