Weather in Eglin AFB, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Eglin AFB, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:00 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
71%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
7:34 PM
Eglin AFB, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
8p
69°
9p
66°
10p
64°
11p
62°
12a
61°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
57°
5a
57°
6a
59°
7a
64°
8a
69°
9a
73°
10a
76°
11a
78°
12p
79°
1p
80°
2p
80°
3p
79°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
74°
7p
Eglin AFB, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—83°58°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—80°64°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—85°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—85°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—87°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Partly Cloudy—86°70°
- FridayMay 22Overcast16%87°71°
Eglin AFB, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Eglin AFB, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
203° · backing 128°
Direction
SSW
203°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
13
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
Eglin AFB, FL
Air quality
100
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 124.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Eglin AFB, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
13h 43m
Sunset
7:34 PM
Civil dusk
1:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Eglin AFB, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:06 AM
- Moonset
- 12:55 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Eglin AFB, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Eglin AFB at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 18 (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 17, 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.