Weather in Punta Gorda, Florida
Flowers spill across the islands. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Punta Gorda, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:10 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
58%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Punta Gorda, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
10p
77°
11p
75°
12a
74°
1a
74°
2a
72°
3a
71°
4a
70°
5a
69°
6a
68°
7a
73°
8a
77°
9a
81°
10a
84°
11a
87°
12p
88°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
91°
5p
88°
6p
87°
7p
84°
8p
81°
9p
Punta Gorda, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—90°69°
- SundayMay 17Showers39%93°71°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle65%88°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers84%92°72°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers61%91°73°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle41%95°72°
- FridayMay 22Overcast47%94°73°
Punta Gorda, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Punta Gorda, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
093° · veering 36°
Direction
E
093°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
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
Punta Gorda, FL
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 92.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Punta Gorda, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Daylight
13h 30m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Punta Gorda, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:57 AM
- Moonset
- 12:26 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Punta Gorda, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Flowers spill across the islands
bird
Punta Gorda at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 27 (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.