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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
L 70°H 89°
West Bradenton, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    89°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    23%
    89°71°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    50%
    95°71°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    53%
    93°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    38%
    94°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    94°72°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    29%
    92°73°
West Bradenton, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 7 · pk 16 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 156° from the sw.
West Bradenton, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.1
-0.3 mb in 3h · rising · 30.01 inHg
Now
1016.1
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-0.2
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.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in West Bradenton

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.