Weather in Apalachicola, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Apalachicola, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:49 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
91%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:46 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Apalachicola, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
66°
1a
64°
2a
62°
3a
61°
4a
61°
5a
59°
6a
59°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
77°
6p
76°
7p
73°
8p
69°
9p
Apalachicola, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°61°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—83°70°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—80°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—88°71°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle—88°72°
- ThursdayMay 21Mostly Clear—90°70°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—88°71°
Apalachicola, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Apalachicola, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
253° · backing 139°
Direction
WSW
253°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
17
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
Apalachicola, FL
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 10.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 107.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Apalachicola, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
6:46 AM
Daylight
13h 40m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
12:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Apalachicola, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:02 AM
- Moonset
- 12:46 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Apalachicola, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Apalachicola at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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.