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Weather in Lecanto, Florida

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

Lecanto, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
86°
Humidity
67%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:38 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Lecanto, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
7p
78°
8p
76°
9p
75°
10p
73°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
67°
3a
66°
4a
65°
5a
62°
6a
61°
7a
64°
8a
71°
9a
77°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
85°
6p
L 61°H 88°
Lecanto, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    92°67°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Showers
    21%
    90°72°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    96°69°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    97°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    25%
    97°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    23%
    96°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    36%
    96°70°
Lecanto, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
247° · steady
Direction
WSW
247°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
18
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
avg 7 · pk 18 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the wsw.
Lecanto, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.5
-0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.93 inHg
Now
1013.5
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Lecanto, FL
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.9 μg/m³
PM 10
8.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
114.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Lecanto, FL
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
6:38 AM
Daylight
13h 36m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
12:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lecanto, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:04 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Lecanto, 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 →

Lecanto at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 82°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 8 (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 Lecanto

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.