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Weather in Cocoa West, Florida

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

Cocoa West, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
81
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
84°
Humidity
71%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Cocoa West, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
7p
81°
8p
78°
9p
78°
10p
77°
11p
75°
12a
74°
1a
75°
2a
72°
3a
72°
4a
71°
5a
69°
6a
68°
7a
74°
8a
79°
9a
81°
10a
86°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
L 68°H 88°
Cocoa West, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    88°75°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°75°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    86°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    86°75°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    13%
    86°74°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    18%
    87°73°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    27%
    86°73°
Cocoa West, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
111° · steady
Direction
ESE
111°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
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 10 · pk 26 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ese.
Cocoa West, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.1
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 30.03 inHg
Now
1017.1
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10171020
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Cocoa West, FL
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.8 μg/m³
PM 10
13.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Cocoa West, FL
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:07 AM
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Daylight
13h 36m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
12:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cocoa West, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:58 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Cocoa West, 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 →

Cocoa West at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 5 (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 Cocoa West

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.