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Weather in Balm, Florida

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

Balm, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
83
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
54%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Balm, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
7p
80°
8p
77°
9p
75°
10p
74°
11p
73°
12a
70°
1a
70°
2a
70°
3a
68°
4a
68°
5a
67°
6a
66°
7a
70°
8a
75°
9a
81°
10a
85°
11a
87°
12p
88°
1p
90°
2p
93°
3p
93°
4p
93°
5p
93°
6p
L 66°H 93°
Balm, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    94°75°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Showers
    32%
    92°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    97°71°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    44%
    94°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    94°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    33%
    94°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    46%
    95°73°
Balm, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
244° · veering 140°
Direction
WSW
244°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 140° from the wsw.
Balm, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.0
-0.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.91 inHg
Now
1013.0
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Balm, FL
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.7 μg/m³
PM 10
9.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
110.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Balm, FL
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Daylight
13h 32m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Balm, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:06 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Balm, 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 →

Balm at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 83°F — typical for the season
  • 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 Balm

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.