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Weather in Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida

Flowers spill across the islands. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Florida Gulf Coast University, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
63%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Florida Gulf Coast University, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
9p
78°
10p
77°
11p
77°
12a
75°
1a
74°
2a
74°
3a
73°
4a
72°
5a
71°
6a
71°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
80°
10a
84°
11a
87°
12p
91°
1p
90°
2p
89°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
86°
6p
85°
7p
83°
8p
L 71°H 91°
Florida Gulf Coast University, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    91°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Showers
    48%
    93°74°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    96°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    84%
    93°73°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    65%
    90°72°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    45%
    94°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    57%
    94°73°
Florida Gulf Coast University, FL
Next 24 hours · Warm now
HOT 90°66°81°96°12a6a12p6pnow 80°high 91°low 71°
Florida Gulf Coast University, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
323° · veering 60°
Direction
NW
323°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 5
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
avg 5 · pk 19 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 60° from the nw.
Florida Gulf Coast University, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.1
-2.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.98 inHg
Now
1015.1
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1014–1018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Florida Gulf Coast University, FL
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.5 μg/m³
PM 10
10.2 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
83.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Florida Gulf Coast University, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Daylight
13h 28m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
12:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Florida Gulf Coast University, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 AM
Moonset
12:24 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Florida Gulf Coast University, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Flowers spill across the islands

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Florida Gulf Coast University at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 25 (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.

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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.