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Weather in Bristol, Florida

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

Bristol, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:40 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
64%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:44 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Bristol, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
9p
71°
10p
69°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
84°
6p
83°
7p
81°
8p
L 56°H 84°
Bristol, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    89°61°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    89°71°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    13%
    93°69°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    15%
    94°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    95°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    98°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    89°69°
Bristol, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
167° · veering 171°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 17 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 171° from the sse.
Bristol, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.7
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.88 inHg
Now
1011.7
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-0.6
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.
Bristol, FL
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.8 μg/m³
PM 10
6.0 μg/m³
NO₂
4.2 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bristol, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
6:44 AM
Daylight
13h 43m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
12:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bristol, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:59 AM
Moonset
12:48 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Bristol, 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 →

Bristol at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 18 (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 Bristol

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.