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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
L 63°H 94°
Brandon, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    97°74°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    31%
    94°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    98°71°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    96°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    36%
    97°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    32%
    95°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    46%
    98°72°
Brandon, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 7 · pk 18 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 167° from the sw.
Brandon, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.0
-0.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.97 inHg
Now
1015.0
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Brandon

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.