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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
L 56°H 85°
Raiford, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    91°65°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    18%
    91°73°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    93°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Partly Cloudy
    24%
    95°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    22%
    95°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    93°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    46%
    95°70°
Raiford, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 6 · pk 24 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 23° from the e.
Raiford, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.3
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.92 inHg
Now
1013.3
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Raiford

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.