Weather in Sanford, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sanford, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
70%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:33 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Sanford, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
7p
79°
8p
79°
9p
77°
10p
74°
11p
73°
12a
72°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
68°
4a
67°
5a
66°
6a
66°
7a
69°
8a
73°
9a
77°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
Sanford, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm—89°71°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°74°
- MondayMay 18Overcast10%93°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle16%88°74°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle18%91°72°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast27%94°73°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy41%91°73°
Sanford, FL
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Sanford, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
108° · veering 53°
Direction
ESE
108°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
23
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sanford, FL
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Sanford, FL
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
6:33 AM
Daylight
13h 36m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sanford, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:59 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sanford, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Sanford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 8 (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.