Weather in Duck Key, Florida
Flowers spill across the islands. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Duck Key, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:53 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
78%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Duck Key, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
7p
83°
8p
83°
9p
82°
10p
82°
11p
81°
12a
81°
1a
82°
2a
81°
3a
82°
4a
81°
5a
81°
6a
80°
7a
81°
8a
82°
9a
81°
10a
81°
11a
81°
12p
82°
1p
82°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
83°
6p
Duck Key, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm—83°81°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm23%82°80°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm17%82°78°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle18%82°81°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle14%82°81°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle—82°81°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle11%83°81°
Duck Key, FL
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Duck Key, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
094° · backing 39°
Direction
E
094°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Duck Key, FL
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 84.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Duck Key, FL
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Daylight
13h 22m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
12:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Duck Key, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:07 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Duck Key, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Flowers spill across the islands
weather
Duck Key at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 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.