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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
L 80°H 83°
Duck Key, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    83°81°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    23%
    82°80°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    82°78°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    82°81°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    82°81°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    82°81°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    83°81°
Duck Key, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 8 · pk 16
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the e-bound air across the harbor.
Duck Key, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.7
-0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 30.02 inHg
Now
1016.7
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Duck Key

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.