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Weather in The Villages, Florida

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

The Villages, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
79
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
84°
Humidity
77%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
The Villages, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
9p
73°
10p
73°
11p
71°
12a
69°
1a
68°
2a
67°
3a
67°
4a
66°
5a
65°
6a
63°
7a
66°
8a
72°
9a
76°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
89°
6p
85°
7p
83°
8p
L 63°H 89°
The Villages, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    95°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    93°74°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    95°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Mostly Clear
    36%
    92°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    22%
    94°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    26%
    94°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    39%
    95°71°
The Villages, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
104° · veering 23°
Direction
ESE
104°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
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
avg 7 · pk 19 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 23° from the ese.
The Villages, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.5
-1.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.99 inHg
Now
1015.5
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
The Villages, FL
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.3 μg/m³
PM 10
9.2 μg/m³
NO₂
4.2 μg/m³
Ozone
81.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
The Villages, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Daylight
13h 37m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
The Villages, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 AM
Moonset
12:31 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
The Villages, 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 →

The Villages at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°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 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 The Villages

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.