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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
L 57°H 86°
Southport, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    89°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    17%
    91°70°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    32%
    94°72°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    13%
    92°72°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    11%
    91°72°
Southport, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 6 · pk 15 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 155° from the ssw.
Southport, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.8
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 30.00 inHg
Now
1015.8
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.4
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.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Southport

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.