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Weather in Gretna, Florida

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gretna, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:10 AM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
61%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:43 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Gretna, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
57°
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
83°
6p
83°
7p
80°
8p
75°
9p
L 56°H 83°
Gretna, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    88°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Foggy
    89°71°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    13%
    90°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    94°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    95°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    96°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    26%
    93°69°
Gretna, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
172° · veering 122°
Direction
S
172°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 122° from the s.
Gretna, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.2
+0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.74 inHg
Now
1007.2
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061010
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Gretna, FL
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.9 μg/m³
PM 10
7.1 μg/m³
NO₂
6.5 μg/m³
Ozone
71.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Gretna, 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 44m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
12:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gretna, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 AM
Moonset
12:47 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Gretna, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gretna at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 19 (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.

ZIP codes in Gretna

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.