Weather in Fort Braden, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Braden, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
58%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:43 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Fort Braden, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
55°
7a
60°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
84°
6p
83°
7p
82°
8p
Fort Braden, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—88°61°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°71°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—93°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—93°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle22%95°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast19%95°70°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle17%93°70°
Fort Braden, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fort Braden, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
164° · veering 123°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
16
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
Fort Braden, FL
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 81.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fort Braden, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
6:43 AM
Daylight
13h 43m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
12:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Braden, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:58 AM
- Moonset
- 12:46 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Fort Braden, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fort Braden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- 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.