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Weather in Gardner, Florida

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

Gardner, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:53 PM
90
°
Overcast
Feels like
91°
Humidity
36%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Gardner, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
86°
7p
82°
8p
79°
9p
76°
10p
74°
11p
72°
12a
72°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
69°
4a
69°
5a
68°
6a
68°
7a
71°
8a
75°
9a
78°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
87°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
92°
4p
90°
5p
93°
6p
L 68°H 93°
Gardner, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Rain
    26%
    98°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Showers
    30%
    93°73°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    95°72°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    95°72°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    43%
    93°72°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    38%
    95°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    96°71°
Gardner, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · veering 87°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
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
avg 6 · pk 16 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Gardner, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.4
-0.3 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.93 inHg
Now
1013.4
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Gardner, FL
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.4 μg/m³
PM 10
7.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
107.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Gardner, FL
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Daylight
13h 32m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gardner, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:05 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Gardner, 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 →

Gardner at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 30 (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 Gardner

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.