Weather in Palmetto, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Palmetto, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:01 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
63%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Palmetto, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
9p
77°
10p
76°
11p
75°
12a
75°
1a
74°
2a
74°
3a
72°
4a
72°
5a
70°
6a
69°
7a
72°
8a
78°
9a
82°
10a
86°
11a
89°
12p
91°
1p
89°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
82°
8p
Palmetto, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—91°71°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain24%90°71°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle50%95°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers52%93°71°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers39%94°71°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle27%94°72°
- FridayMay 22Overcast32%92°73°
Palmetto, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Palmetto, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
247° · veering 157°
Direction
WSW
247°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Palmetto, FL
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 101.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Palmetto, 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 32m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Palmetto, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:58 AM
- Moonset
- 12:30 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Palmetto, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Palmetto at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 31 (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.