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Weather in South Daytona, Florida

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

South Daytona, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
81%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
South Daytona, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
7p
77°
8p
74°
9p
73°
10p
71°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
67°
3a
66°
4a
66°
5a
65°
6a
64°
7a
69°
8a
75°
9a
79°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
84°
4p
83°
5p
83°
6p
L 64°H 85°
South Daytona, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    85°74°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    84°75°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    85°71°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    11%
    85°73°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    86°73°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    14%
    87°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    24%
    86°72°
South Daytona, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
114° · veering 15°
Direction
ESE
114°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 12
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 12 · pk 24 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 23 — flags snap, branches bend.
South Daytona, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.4
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 30.04 inHg
Now
1017.4
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-0.8
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.
South Daytona, FL
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.4 μg/m³
PM 10
13.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
South Daytona, 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 38m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
South Daytona, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:57 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
South Daytona, 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 →

South Daytona at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 10 (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 South Daytona

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.