Weather in Desoto Acres, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Desoto Acres, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
56%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Desoto Acres, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
7p
78°
8p
79°
9p
75°
10p
74°
11p
72°
12a
72°
1a
72°
2a
70°
3a
68°
4a
69°
5a
68°
6a
67°
7a
71°
8a
79°
9a
81°
10a
85°
11a
87°
12p
90°
1p
88°
2p
87°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
Desoto Acres, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—90°70°
- SundayMay 17Overcast29%89°72°
- MondayMay 18Overcast55%95°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle62%94°72°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers42%92°73°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast27%92°73°
- FridayMay 22Overcast33%90°75°
Desoto Acres, FL
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Desoto Acres, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
243° · veering 139°
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
14
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
Desoto Acres, FL
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 104.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Desoto Acres, FL
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Daylight
13h 32m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Desoto Acres, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:08 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Desoto Acres, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Desoto Acres at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 30 (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.