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Weather in Lely, Florida

Flowers spill across the islands. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lely, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:53 PM
82
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
69%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Lely, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
7p
80°
8p
80°
9p
78°
10p
78°
11p
78°
12a
76°
1a
75°
2a
74°
3a
74°
4a
74°
5a
72°
6a
72°
7a
75°
8a
80°
9a
83°
10a
85°
11a
87°
12p
88°
1p
87°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
84°
6p
L 72°H 88°
Lely, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    91°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Showers
    45%
    91°73°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    88%
    89°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    89%
    91°73°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    74%
    90°73°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    92°72°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    92°73°
Lely, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
289° · veering 8°
Direction
WNW
289°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
14
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
avg 5 · pk 14 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lely, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.1
-0.3 mb in 3h · rising · 30.01 inHg
Now
1016.1
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Lely, FL
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.7 μg/m³
PM 10
9.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Lely, FL
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Daylight
13h 26m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
12:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lely, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:07 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Lely, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Flowers spill across the islands

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lely at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 23 (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 Lely

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.