Weather in Southport, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Southport, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
76
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
83%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
7:30 PM
Southport, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
8p
71°
9p
68°
10p
67°
11p
64°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
60°
7a
67°
8a
73°
9a
77°
10a
80°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
86°
3p
84°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
78°
7p
Southport, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°57°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°64°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle14%89°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast17%91°70°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast32%94°72°
- ThursdayMay 21Mostly Clear13%92°72°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%91°72°
Southport, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Southport, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
210° · backing 155°
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Southport, FL
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Southport, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
13h 43m
Sunset
7:30 PM
Civil dusk
12:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Southport, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:03 AM
- Moonset
- 12:51 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Southport, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Southport at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 17 (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 17, 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.