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Weather in Ruskin, Florida

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

Ruskin, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:53 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
62%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Ruskin, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
7p
79°
8p
76°
9p
73°
10p
72°
11p
72°
12a
70°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
67°
4a
65°
5a
64°
6a
62°
7a
68°
8a
77°
9a
83°
10a
87°
11a
89°
12p
91°
1p
93°
2p
94°
3p
92°
4p
91°
5p
91°
6p
L 62°H 94°
Ruskin, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    93°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Showers
    31%
    92°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    97°72°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    50%
    94°72°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    40%
    94°72°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    33%
    93°73°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    43%
    93°73°
Ruskin, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
237° · backing 161°
Direction
WSW
237°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 8
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 8 · pk 17 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 161° from the wsw.
Ruskin, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.1
-0.3 mb in 3h · rising · 30.01 inHg
Now
1016.1
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-0.6
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.
Ruskin, FL
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.7 μg/m³
PM 10
9.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
110.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Ruskin, FL
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Daylight
13h 33m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ruskin, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:06 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ruskin, 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 →

Ruskin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 1 (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 Ruskin

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.