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Weather in North Merritt Island, Florida

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

North Merritt Island, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
73%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
North Merritt Island, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
9p
75°
10p
75°
11p
73°
12a
73°
1a
73°
2a
72°
3a
72°
4a
72°
5a
69°
6a
70°
7a
74°
8a
77°
9a
80°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
87°
1p
86°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
83°
7p
80°
8p
L 69°H 87°
North Merritt Island, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    88°75°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°75°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    86°71°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    86°75°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    11%
    86°74°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    16%
    87°73°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    22%
    86°73°
North Merritt Island, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
115° · veering 57°
Direction
ESE
115°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 11
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 11 · pk 27 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 57° from the ese.
North Merritt Island, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1018.1
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 30.06 inHg
Now
1018.1
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10171020
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
North Merritt Island, FL
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.9 μg/m³
PM 10
12.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
83.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
North Merritt Island, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
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.
North Merritt Island, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:48 AM
Moonset
12:24 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
North Merritt Island, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

North Merritt Island at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 6 (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 17, 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 North Merritt Island

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.