Weather in Longboat Key, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Longboat Key, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:09 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
65%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Longboat Key, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
10p
79°
11p
79°
12a
80°
1a
79°
2a
79°
3a
78°
4a
77°
5a
77°
6a
76°
7a
77°
8a
77°
9a
79°
10a
80°
11a
81°
12p
81°
1p
80°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
80°
5p
81°
6p
81°
7p
81°
8p
81°
9p
Longboat Key, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°75°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm28%81°73°
- MondayMay 18Overcast52%83°75°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle58%94°72°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers38%92°73°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast23%92°73°
- FridayMay 22Overcast27%90°75°
Longboat Key, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Longboat Key, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
289° · backing 138°
Direction
WNW
289°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 10
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
Longboat Key, FL
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 10.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 16.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 116.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Longboat Key, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Daylight
13h 31m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Longboat Key, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:58 AM
- Moonset
- 12:30 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Longboat Key, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Longboat Key at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below 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 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.