Weather in Ridgecrest, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ridgecrest, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:05 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
73%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Ridgecrest, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
10p
74°
11p
75°
12a
73°
1a
74°
2a
72°
3a
73°
4a
72°
5a
70°
6a
68°
7a
73°
8a
76°
9a
81°
10a
84°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
88°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
78°
9p
Ridgecrest, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—90°71°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Drizzle29%87°69°
- MondayMay 18Overcast28%92°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers46%88°77°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers31%87°77°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast21%86°77°
- FridayMay 22Overcast29%86°78°
Ridgecrest, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ridgecrest, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
311° · backing 74°
Direction
NW
311°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
17
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Ridgecrest, FL
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 11.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 16.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 116.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ridgecrest, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Daylight
13h 33m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ridgecrest, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:57 AM
- Moonset
- 12:32 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Ridgecrest, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ridgecrest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 2 (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.