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Weather in Palmetto Bay, Florida

Flowers spill across the islands. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Palmetto Bay, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
76%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Palmetto Bay, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
9p
78°
10p
77°
11p
77°
12a
75°
1a
74°
2a
74°
3a
74°
4a
73°
5a
72°
6a
69°
7a
72°
8a
78°
9a
83°
10a
87°
11a
89°
12p
91°
1p
89°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
88°
5p
87°
6p
86°
7p
81°
8p
L 69°H 91°
Palmetto Bay, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    88°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    16%
    85°77°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    34%
    85°78°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    27%
    83°80°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    20%
    83°78°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    18%
    84°79°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    28%
    84°79°
Palmetto Bay, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
092° · veering 146°
Direction
E
092°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 9
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
avg 9 · pk 19 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 146° from the e.
Palmetto Bay, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.6
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 30.05 inHg
Now
1017.6
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Palmetto Bay, FL
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.8 μg/m³
PM 10
6.6 μg/m³
NO₂
2.5 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Palmetto Bay, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Daylight
13h 25m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
12:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Palmetto Bay, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 AM
Moonset
12:15 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Palmetto Bay, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Flowers spill across the islands

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Palmetto Bay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 20 (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 Palmetto Bay

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.