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
North Merritt Island, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm—88°75°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°75°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle22%86°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle21%86°75°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle11%86°74°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast16%87°73°
- FridayMay 22Overcast22%86°73°
North Merritt Island, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
North Merritt Island, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.