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Weather in Sopchoppy, Florida

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

Sopchoppy, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
61%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:43 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Sopchoppy, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
7p
78°
8p
74°
9p
71°
10p
69°
11p
67°
12a
64°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
75°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
82°
6p
L 56°H 84°
Sopchoppy, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    88°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    88°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    90°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    92°74°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    92°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    90°72°
Sopchoppy, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
173° · backing 103°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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 5 · pk 17 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sopchoppy, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.2
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 30.01 inHg
Now
1016.2
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-1.9
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.
Sopchoppy, FL
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.2 μg/m³
PM 10
5.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.4 Low
Sopchoppy, FL
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
6:43 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
12:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sopchoppy, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:10 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Sopchoppy, 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 →

Sopchoppy at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 82°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 15 (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 Sopchoppy

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.