Weather in Homestead Base, Florida
Flowers spill across the islands. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Homestead Base, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
88°
Humidity
72%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Homestead Base, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
87°
7p
84°
8p
82°
9p
80°
10p
79°
11p
76°
12a
77°
1a
76°
2a
76°
3a
74°
4a
73°
5a
70°
6a
68°
7a
74°
8a
80°
9a
85°
10a
87°
11a
89°
12p
93°
1p
92°
2p
92°
3p
91°
4p
90°
5p
90°
6p
Homestead Base, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm—90°70°
- SundayMay 17Overcast15%88°77°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle30%86°77°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle21%86°78°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle15%86°76°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast18%87°77°
- FridayMay 22Overcast28%86°77°
Homestead Base, FL
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Homestead Base, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
098° · veering 166°
Direction
E
098°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Homestead Base, FL
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Homestead Base, FL
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Daylight
13h 25m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
12:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Homestead Base, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:03 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Homestead Base, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Flowers spill across the islands
weather
Homestead Base at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 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 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.