Weather in Raiford, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Raiford, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
79
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
82°
Humidity
68%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Raiford, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
9p
70°
10p
66°
11p
63°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
80°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
84°
4p
83°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
76°
8p
Raiford, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—91°65°
- SundayMay 17Overcast18%91°73°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—93°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Partly Cloudy24%95°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast22%95°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle25%93°69°
- FridayMay 22Overcast46%95°70°
Raiford, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Raiford, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
085° · veering 23°
Direction
E
085°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Raiford, FL
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 10.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Raiford, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
12:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Raiford, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:50 AM
- Moonset
- 12:35 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Raiford, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Raiford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 15 (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.