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Weather in Oakland, Florida

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

Oakland, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:01 AM
78
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
85°
Humidity
83%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Oakland, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
9p
80°
10p
76°
11p
72°
12a
70°
1a
72°
2a
70°
3a
71°
4a
72°
5a
66°
6a
65°
7a
74°
8a
75°
9a
81°
10a
83°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
89°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
91°
5p
92°
6p
88°
7p
85°
8p
L 65°H 92°
Oakland, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    22%
    95°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    10%
    94°75°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    92°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    87°73°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    27%
    91°72°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    28%
    91°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    41%
    92°72°
Oakland, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
090° · veering 21°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 8 · pk 25 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 21° from the e.
Oakland, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.9
-1.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.91 inHg
Now
1012.9
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Oakland, FL
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.6 μg/m³
PM 10
9.0 μg/m³
NO₂
3.2 μg/m³
Ozone
83.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Oakland, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Daylight
13h 35m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
12:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oakland, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 AM
Moonset
12:28 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Oakland, 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 →

Oakland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°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 Oakland

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.