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Weather in Branford, Florida

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

Branford, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
87
°
Overcast
Feels like
90°
Humidity
39%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Branford, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
85°
7p
79°
8p
76°
9p
71°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
56°
6a
54°
7a
59°
8a
65°
9a
71°
10a
76°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
87°
6p
L 54°H 87°
Branford, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    93°66°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Showers
    39%
    93°73°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    94°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    26%
    97°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    21%
    96°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    94°72°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    44%
    95°71°
Branford, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
090° · veering 48°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 20 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 48° from the e.
Branford, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.6
-0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.99 inHg
Now
1015.6
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Branford, FL
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.4 μg/m³
PM 10
8.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Branford, FL
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Daylight
13h 41m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
12:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Branford, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:03 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Branford, 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 →

Branford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 15 (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 Branford

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.