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Weather in Rockledge, Florida

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

Rockledge, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:53 PM
80
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
83°
Humidity
73%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Rockledge, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
7p
77°
8p
76°
9p
77°
10p
75°
11p
73°
12a
72°
1a
72°
2a
71°
3a
70°
4a
69°
5a
68°
6a
68°
7a
72°
8a
77°
9a
79°
10a
83°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
86°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
L 68°H 87°
Rockledge, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    86°74°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    85°75°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    24%
    85°71°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    17%
    85°74°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    85°74°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    17%
    86°73°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    25%
    86°73°
Rockledge, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
111° · backing 6°
Direction
ESE
111°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 10 · pk 24 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 23 — flags snap, branches bend.
Rockledge, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.1
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 30.03 inHg
Now
1017.1
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10171020
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Rockledge, FL
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.8 μg/m³
PM 10
13.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Rockledge, FL
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:07 AM
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Daylight
13h 35m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
12:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rockledge, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:58 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Rockledge, 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 →

Rockledge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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 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 Rockledge

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.