Weather in Captiva, Florida
Flowers spill across the islands. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Captiva, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:53 PM
79
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
81%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Captiva, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
7p
79°
8p
79°
9p
79°
10p
79°
11p
79°
12a
79°
1a
79°
2a
78°
3a
78°
4a
77°
5a
77°
6a
78°
7a
77°
8a
77°
9a
77°
10a
78°
11a
78°
12p
78°
1p
78°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
Captiva, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°74°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Drizzle25%80°76°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers62%96°76°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers74%93°72°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers47%91°72°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast21%93°72°
- FridayMay 22Overcast28%92°74°
Captiva, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Captiva, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
273° · backing 47°
Direction
W
273°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
13
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
Captiva, FL
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Captiva, FL
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Daylight
13h 28m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Captiva, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:08 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Captiva, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Flowers spill across the islands
weather
Captiva at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 25 (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.