Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Weather in Ridge Wood Heights, Florida

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ridge Wood Heights, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:12 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
63%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Ridge Wood Heights, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
10p
73°
11p
72°
12a
72°
1a
72°
2a
70°
3a
68°
4a
68°
5a
68°
6a
67°
7a
72°
8a
80°
9a
81°
10a
85°
11a
88°
12p
90°
1p
89°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
82°
8p
79°
9p
L 67°H 90°
Ridge Wood Heights, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    88°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    89°71°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Rain
    57%
    93°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    73%
    94°72°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    45%
    92°73°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    27%
    92°73°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    32%
    90°75°
Ridge Wood Heights, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
347° · backing 92°
Direction
NNW
347°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 7 · pk 15 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 92° from the nnw.
Ridge Wood Heights, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.9
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 30.00 inHg
Now
1015.9
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Ridge Wood Heights, FL
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.2 μg/m³
PM 10
13.6 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ridge Wood Heights, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Daylight
13h 31m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ridge Wood Heights, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 AM
Moonset
12:29 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ridge Wood Heights, 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 →

Ridge Wood Heights at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 30 (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 Ridge Wood Heights

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.