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Weather in River Ridge, Florida

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

River Ridge, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:09 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
72%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
River Ridge, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
10p
73°
11p
72°
12a
70°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
68°
4a
66°
5a
65°
6a
63°
7a
68°
8a
74°
9a
79°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
80°
8p
77°
9p
L 63°H 89°
River Ridge, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    92°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    32%
    89°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    27%
    93°69°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    94°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    29%
    96°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    26%
    94°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    38%
    94°72°
River Ridge, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
056° · veering 13°
Direction
NE
056°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 7 · pk 20 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
River Ridge, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.4
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 30.01 inHg
Now
1016.4
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
+0.9
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.
River Ridge, FL
Air quality
79
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.8 μg/m³
PM 10
15.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
117.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
River Ridge, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Daylight
13h 35m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
River Ridge, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:56 AM
Moonset
12:32 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
River Ridge, 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 →

River Ridge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 5 (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 River Ridge

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.