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Weather in Monticello, Florida

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

Monticello, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
87
°
Overcast
Feels like
89°
Humidity
39%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Monticello, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
85°
7p
81°
8p
73°
9p
71°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
55°
6a
54°
7a
59°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
85°
5p
85°
6p
L 54°H 85°
Monticello, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    90°61°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    12%
    89°72°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    91°69°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    94°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    16%
    92°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    94°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    23%
    89°68°
Monticello, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
053° · veering 165°
Direction
NE
053°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 14 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 165° from the ne.
Monticello, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.7
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.7
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Monticello, FL
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.2 μg/m³
PM 10
8.4 μg/m³
NO₂
2.7 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Monticello, FL
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Daylight
13h 43m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
12:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Monticello, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:06 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Monticello, 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 →

Monticello at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 18 (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 Monticello

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.