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Weather in Starke, Florida

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

Starke, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:35 AM
78
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
83°
Humidity
77%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Starke, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
10p
69°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
58°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
69°
9a
73°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
80°
7p
76°
8p
74°
9p
L 57°H 86°
Starke, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    93°66°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    15%
    93°74°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    91°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Partly Cloudy
    18%
    95°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    20%
    95°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    94°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    45%
    95°70°
Starke, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
115° · veering 72°
Direction
ESE
115°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
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 7 · pk 21 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 72° from the ese.
Starke, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.9
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.91 inHg
Now
1012.9
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Starke, FL
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
10.9 μg/m³
PM 10
15.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.5 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Starke, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Daylight
13h 41m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
12:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Starke, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:50 AM
Moonset
12:34 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Starke, 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 →

Starke at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 15 (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 Starke

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.