Weather in Manasota Key, Florida
Flowers spill across the islands. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Manasota Key, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
79
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
66%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Manasota Key, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
7p
78°
8p
77°
9p
76°
10p
76°
11p
74°
12a
74°
1a
73°
2a
71°
3a
71°
4a
70°
5a
68°
6a
69°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
82°
10a
84°
11a
85°
12p
84°
1p
84°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
Manasota Key, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°68°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Drizzle33%86°73°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers64%95°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers82%93°71°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle51%91°72°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle29%93°72°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy31%92°73°
Manasota Key, FL
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Manasota Key, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
256° · backing 76°
Direction
WSW
256°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
16
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
Manasota Key, FL
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 108.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Manasota Key, FL
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Daylight
13h 29m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
12:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Manasota Key, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:08 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Manasota Key, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Flowers spill across the islands
weather
Manasota Key at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 28 (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.