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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
L 68°H 85°
Manasota Key, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    33%
    86°73°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    64%
    95°71°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    82%
    93°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    51%
    91°72°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    93°72°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    31%
    92°73°
Manasota Key, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 7 · pk 16 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 76° from the wsw.
Manasota Key, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.4
-0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 30.01 inHg
Now
1016.4
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-0.6
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.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Manasota Key

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.