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Weather in Big Coppitt Key, Florida

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

Big Coppitt Key, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:01 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
74%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:42 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Big Coppitt Key, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
9p
79°
10p
78°
11p
77°
12a
77°
1a
77°
2a
75°
3a
75°
4a
74°
5a
75°
6a
74°
7a
80°
8a
82°
9a
83°
10a
85°
11a
86°
12p
87°
1p
87°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
83°
7p
82°
8p
L 74°H 87°
Big Coppitt Key, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    88°76°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    87°80°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    21%
    85°79°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    83°81°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    15%
    82°81°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    82°81°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    11%
    83°81°
Big Coppitt Key, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
093° · backing 24°
Direction
E
093°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 9 · pk 17 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the e-bound air across the harbor.
Big Coppitt Key, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.1
-0.9 mb in 3h · steady · 30.03 inHg
Now
1017.1
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Big Coppitt Key, FL
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.9 μg/m³
PM 10
10.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
81.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Big Coppitt Key, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
6:42 AM
Daylight
13h 21m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
12:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Big Coppitt Key, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 AM
Moonset
12:18 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Big Coppitt Key, 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 →

Big Coppitt Key at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 14 (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 Big Coppitt Key

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.