Weather in Merritt Island, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Merritt Island, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
79
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
80°
Humidity
74%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Merritt Island, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
7p
77°
8p
76°
9p
76°
10p
74°
11p
72°
12a
72°
1a
71°
2a
71°
3a
70°
4a
69°
5a
68°
6a
68°
7a
72°
8a
77°
9a
79°
10a
82°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
83°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
Merritt Island, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm—86°75°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—84°76°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle23%84°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle15%85°75°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle—85°75°
- ThursdayMay 21Partly Cloudy15%86°73°
- FridayMay 22Overcast22%86°73°
Merritt Island, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Merritt Island, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
110° · backing 7°
Direction
ESE
110°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 13
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Merritt Island, FL
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Merritt Island, FL
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:07 AM
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Daylight
13h 35m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
12:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Merritt Island, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:58 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Merritt Island, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Merritt Island at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 5 (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.