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Weather in Palatka, Florida

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

Palatka, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:51 AM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
83%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Palatka, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
12a
68°
1a
66°
2a
66°
3a
64°
4a
63°
5a
62°
6a
61°
7a
66°
8a
72°
9a
76°
10a
79°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
76°
9p
74°
10p
74°
11p
L 61°H 85°
Palatka, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    90°74°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    89°70°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    89°70°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    20%
    93°70°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    26%
    94°69°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    42%
    93°70°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    51%
    93°71°
Palatka, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
115° · veering 132°
Direction
ESE
115°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
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 8 · pk 23 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 132° from the ese.
Palatka, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.8
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 30.00 inHg
Now
1015.8
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
0.0
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.
Palatka, FL
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.3 μg/m³
PM 10
8.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Palatka, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Daylight
13h 41m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Palatka, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:49 AM
Moonset
12:32 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Palatka, 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 →

Palatka at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 13 (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 Palatka

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.