Weather in Bascom, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bascom, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:03 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
62%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
7:29 PM
Bascom, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
9p
65°
10p
63°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
77°
12p
80°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
74°
8p
Bascom, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—89°57°
- SundayMay 17Foggy—89°68°
- MondayMay 18Overcast20%90°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—91°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast23%92°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle25%93°71°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle31%90°71°
Bascom, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Bascom, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
171° · veering 154°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Bascom, FL
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 68.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bascom, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
13h 45m
Sunset
7:29 PM
Civil dusk
12:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bascom, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:59 AM
- Moonset
- 12:50 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Bascom, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Bascom at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 21 (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.