Palm Bay, Florida Weather
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Palm Bay weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 2:23 PM EST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Overcast later20%—80°65°—
- WednesdayNov 11Overcast26%—80°68°0°
- ThursdayNov 12Overcast——77°65°-3°
- FridayNov 13Overcast——72°57°-5°
- SaturdayNov 14Overcast——67°52°-5°
- SundayNov 15Light Drizzle——74°61°+7°
- MondayNov 16Light Showers20%—73°70°-1°
Air quality now AQI 42 · Good
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 2.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 2.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 8:03 AM
- Moonset
- 6:25 PM
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
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Palm Bay at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 73°F (high 80°F, low 65°F), 3°F above the 70°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: January 30 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 6 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
16-Day Forecast — Palm Bay
- Tue80°65°20%
- Wed80°68°26%
- Thu77°65°5%
- Fri72°57°1%
- Sat67°52°0%
- Sun74°61°3%
- Mon73°70°20%
- Tue80°64°27%
- Wed72°57°21%
- Thu74°67°17%
- Fri76°67°11%
- Sat79°70°29%
- Sun80°70°30%
- Mon78°56°42%
- Tue59°50°32%
- Wed62°45°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Palm Bay
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on Palm Bay — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Late season
As of November 10, the first frost (around January 11) is about 9 weeks away. Frost-tender plants keep producing until then. This city's planting calendar for November: harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Palm Bay
SPC includes Palm Bay in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook.
Sun & seasons in Palm Bay
Palm Bay sits in Brevard County, where the year’s longest day runs 13h 55m of daylight and its shortest just 10h 22m — a swing of +3h 33m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Miami, the state’s largest city, lies about 153 miles to the S. The nearest town Palm Bay tracks is Port St. Lucie, roughly 50 miles to the SSE.
Air quality in Palm Bay
Air quality in Palm Bay’s county has trended cleaner since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2025 (median AQI 38). See the full air-quality history for Palm Bay.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| January | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| February | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, spinach, radishes, fall brassicas, carrots |
| March | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| April | beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash |
| May | beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, garlic |
| June | squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| July | beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| August | beans, squash | tomatoes, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| November | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| December | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
A year in weather
August is Palm Bay's warmest stretch (~82°F) and January its coldest (~61°F); precipitation crests in September at 8.0 inches and ebbs in February to 2.4 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip |
|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 2.6″ |
| February | 64° | 2.4″ |
| March | 67° | 3.0″ |
| April | 71° | 2.8″ |
| May | 76° | 4.4″ |
| June | 80° | 7.6″ |
| July | 82° | 6.6″ |
| August | 82° | 7.1″ |
| September | 80° | 8.0″ |
| October | 76° | 5.6″ |
| November | 69° | 3.0″ |
| December | 64° | 2.5″ |
Regional context
Similar climates Malabar, FL, Grant-Valkaria, FL, West Melbourne, FL
In Palm Bay, NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals put January near 61°F and July near 82°F — a 21°F seasonal arc — with about 55.6 inches of precipitation.
Precipitation in Palm Bay runs summer-dominant: September averages 8.0 inches from warm-season storms, while February drops to 2.4 inches under drier cool air. That puts Palm Bay in a summer-convective cohort with places like Malabar, FL, Grant-Valkaria, FL and West Melbourne, FL.
Around January 30, Palm Bay sheds its freezing nights — lettuce, chard, arugula, and mustard greens go into Palm Bay's beds. Tomatoes and peppers do best set out two weeks later in Palm Bay, once nights clear the mid-40s°F. The season ends by January 11 in Palm Bay, once hard frosts set back in. That date is a median: Palm Bay freezes sooner in half of years.
Similar climates: Malabar, FL, Grant-Valkaria, FL, West Melbourne, FL, June Park, FL, Melbourne Village, FL.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Palm Bay?
- Frost reaches Palm Bay near January 11 in a typical winter and is gone from Palm Bay by January 30.
- What is the rainy season in Palm Bay?
- September is the wettest month in Palm Bay, about 8.0 inches on average; the year totals roughly 56 inches.
- What is the warmest month in Palm Bay?
- The warmest stretch in Palm Bay comes in August, around 82°F on average.
- What is the coldest month in Palm Bay?
- On average January is the chilliest month in Palm Bay, about 61°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Palm Bay?
- Frost-hardy sowings begin at January 30 in Palm Bay; warm-season starts follow two weeks on.
- What hardiness zone is Palm Bay?
- Palm Bay's USDA zone comes from its January mean (61°F); enter the ZIP on the USDA lookup for the number.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Palm Bay?
- Palm Bay's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Palm Bay?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Palm Bay in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Palm Bay?
- Current conditions for Palm Bay and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Palm Bay forecast updated?
- The Palm Bay forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Palm Bay?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Palm Bay are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Palm Bay?
- The next few days in Palm Bay's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Palm Bay sits at 28.0°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Palm Bay
- 32902
- 32905
- 32906
- 32907
- 32908
- 32909
- 32910
- 32911
- 32976