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Weather in Ferndale, Florida

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ferndale, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:53 PM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
76%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Ferndale, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
86°
7p
80°
8p
78°
9p
76°
10p
72°
11p
71°
12a
69°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
69°
4a
68°
5a
66°
6a
65°
7a
69°
8a
73°
9a
79°
10a
82°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
90°
6p
L 65°H 90°
Ferndale, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    24%
    93°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    11%
    93°75°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    92°71°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    87°72°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    92°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    27%
    92°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    41%
    92°72°
Ferndale, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
196° · veering 119°
Direction
SSW
196°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
31
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 31
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 31 — flags snap, branches bend.
Ferndale, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.8
-0.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.94 inHg
Now
1013.8
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Ferndale, FL
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.9 μg/m³
PM 10
9.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.9 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Ferndale, FL
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Daylight
13h 36m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ferndale, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:01 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ferndale, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ferndale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 7 (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 Ferndale

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.