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Weather in Palm Harbor, Florida

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

Palm Harbor, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:01 AM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
70%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Palm Harbor, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
9p
74°
10p
73°
11p
74°
12a
72°
1a
72°
2a
71°
3a
71°
4a
70°
5a
68°
6a
66°
7a
69°
8a
75°
9a
80°
10a
85°
11a
87°
12p
88°
1p
89°
2p
88°
3p
86°
4p
87°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
78°
8p
L 66°H 89°
Palm Harbor, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    93°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    24%
    92°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    28%
    97°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    41%
    93°73°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    32%
    92°73°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    25%
    93°74°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    37%
    94°76°
Palm Harbor, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
260° · backing 121°
Direction
W
260°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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 7 · pk 20 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 121° from the w.
Palm Harbor, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.6
-0.8 mb in 3h · steady · 29.96 inHg
Now
1014.6
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Palm Harbor, FL
Air quality
83
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.8 μg/m³
PM 10
16.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
117.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Palm Harbor, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Daylight
13h 34m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
12:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Palm Harbor, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 AM
Moonset
12:32 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Palm Harbor, 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 →

Palm Harbor at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 4 (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 Palm Harbor

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.