Weather in Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
68%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
7:34 PM
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
8p
72°
9p
69°
10p
67°
11p
64°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
57°
6a
60°
7a
66°
8a
72°
9a
76°
10a
78°
11a
80°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
81°
3p
80°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
Fort Walton Beach, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°58°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—81°64°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—85°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—85°71°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—88°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Partly Cloudy—86°71°
- FridayMay 22Overcast16%86°73°
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
191° · backing 127°
Direction
S
191°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
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
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Air quality
87
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 118.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fort Walton Beach, 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.
Fort Walton Beach, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:06 AM
- Moonset
- 12:55 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fort Walton Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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.