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Weather in Longwood, Florida

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

Longwood, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
67%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:33 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Longwood, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
86°
7p
83°
8p
79°
9p
81°
10p
75°
11p
74°
12a
72°
1a
72°
2a
71°
3a
70°
4a
68°
5a
66°
6a
66°
7a
71°
8a
76°
9a
81°
10a
85°
11a
88°
12p
89°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
92°
4p
89°
5p
87°
6p
L 66°H 92°
Longwood, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    92°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°74°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    10%
    93°69°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    23%
    90°74°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    91°74°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    93°74°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    41%
    89°74°
Longwood, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
104° · veering 44°
Direction
ESE
104°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
24
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 24 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 44° from the ese.
Longwood, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.0
-0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.97 inHg
Now
1015.0
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Longwood, FL
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.2 μg/m³
PM 10
11.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.2 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Longwood, FL
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
6:33 AM
Daylight
13h 36m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Longwood, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:59 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Longwood, 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 →

Longwood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 7 (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 Longwood

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.