Weather in Lake City, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake City, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:41 AM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
76%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Lake City, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
11p
66°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
56°
6a
55°
7a
59°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
77°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
80°
8p
75°
9p
71°
10p
Lake City, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast11%92°64°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle41%93°73°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—92°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast15%96°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast20%96°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast28%96°71°
- FridayMay 22Overcast40%96°71°
Lake City, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Lake City, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
110° · veering 93°
Direction
ESE
110°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
24
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
Lake City, FL
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 81.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lake City, 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 42m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
12:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake City, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:51 AM
- Moonset
- 12:37 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lake City, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lake City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 16 (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.