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Weather in Rio, Florida

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rio, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:53 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
74%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Rio, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
7p
78°
8p
77°
9p
77°
10p
76°
11p
75°
12a
76°
1a
76°
2a
75°
18%
3a
74°
21%
4a
73°
12%
5a
73°
13%
6a
73°
11%
7a
76°
8a
79°
9a
81°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
86°
1p
86°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
L 73°H 86°
Rio, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    87°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    85°75°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    27%
    84°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    27%
    82°77°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    84°76°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    84°76°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    84°76°
Rio, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
094° · backing 26°
Direction
E
094°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 9
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 9 · pk 21 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 26° from the e.
Rio, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.5
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 30.02 inHg
Now
1016.5
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Rio, FL
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.1 μg/m³
PM 10
9.0 μg/m³
NO₂
2.4 μg/m³
Ozone
76.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.2 Low
Rio, FL
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Daylight
13h 30m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
12:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rio, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:58 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Rio, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rio at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 29 (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 16, 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 Rio

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.