Weather in Ellenton, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ellenton, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:05 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
60%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Ellenton, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
10p
73°
11p
73°
12a
72°
1a
72°
2a
72°
3a
70°
4a
70°
5a
69°
6a
68°
7a
71°
8a
77°
9a
82°
10a
85°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
92°
2p
93°
3p
87°
4p
88°
5p
87°
6p
86°
7p
84°
8p
81°
9p
Ellenton, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—92°73°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain29%90°72°
- MondayMay 18Overcast50%91°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers53%93°71°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers40%94°71°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle29%94°72°
- FridayMay 22Overcast36%92°73°
Ellenton, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ellenton, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
298° · backing 138°
Direction
WNW
298°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Ellenton, FL
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ellenton, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:16 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.
Ellenton, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:57 AM
- Moonset
- 12:30 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Ellenton, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ellenton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 31 (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.