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
Palatka, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—90°74°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—89°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle11%89°70°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers20%93°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle26%94°69°
- FridayMay 22Overcast42%93°70°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast51%93°71°
Palatka, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Palatka, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.