Weather in Brandon, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Brandon, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
54%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:38 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Brandon, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
85°
7p
81°
8p
77°
9p
75°
10p
73°
11p
71°
12a
69°
1a
67°
2a
66°
3a
66°
4a
66°
5a
64°
6a
63°
7a
69°
8a
77°
9a
80°
10a
86°
11a
88°
12p
89°
1p
92°
2p
92°
3p
94°
4p
92°
5p
94°
6p
Brandon, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—97°74°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain31%94°70°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle23%98°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle45%96°71°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers36%97°71°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast32%95°71°
- FridayMay 22Overcast46%98°72°
Brandon, FL
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Brandon, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
234° · backing 167°
Direction
SW
234°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Brandon, FL
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 121.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Brandon, 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 34m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Brandon, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:05 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Brandon, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Brandon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 84°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 3 (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.