Weather in West Bradenton, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Bradenton, FL
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
59%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
West Bradenton, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
7p
78°
8p
78°
9p
77°
10p
76°
11p
75°
12a
75°
1a
74°
2a
75°
3a
73°
4a
73°
5a
71°
6a
70°
7a
74°
8a
79°
9a
82°
10a
85°
11a
89°
12p
89°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
87°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
West Bradenton, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—89°71°
- SundayMay 17Rain23%89°71°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle50%95°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers53%93°71°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers38%94°71°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle25%94°72°
- FridayMay 22Overcast29%92°73°
West Bradenton, FL
Next 24 hours · Warm now
West Bradenton, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
233° · backing 156°
Direction
SW
233°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
16
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
West Bradenton, FL
Air quality
72
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 15.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 119.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
West Bradenton, FL
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Daylight
13h 32m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
West Bradenton, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:08 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
West Bradenton, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
West Bradenton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 31 (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.