Weather in Cottondale, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cottondale, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
89°
Humidity
68%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
7:30 PM
Cottondale, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
6p
79°
7p
71°
8p
68°
9p
65°
10p
63°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
58°
7a
64°
8a
69°
9a
72°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
Cottondale, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm—89°58°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°69°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle27%91°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast16%91°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast25%92°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle25%93°71°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle27%90°70°
Cottondale, FL
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Cottondale, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
232° · veering 97°
Direction
SW
232°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Cottondale, FL
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 92.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.4 Low
Cottondale, FL
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
13h 45m
Sunset
7:30 PM
Civil dusk
12:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cottondale, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:12 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Cottondale, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Cottondale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 83°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 20 (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.