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Weather in Panama City Beach, Florida

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

Panama City Beach, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 12:49 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
77%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
7:31 PM
Panama City Beach, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
7p
74°
8p
71°
9p
69°
10p
67°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
59°
5a
58°
6a
61°
7a
66°
8a
71°
9a
75°
10a
79°
11a
82°
12p
82°
1p
81°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
L 58°H 82°
Panama City Beach, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    81°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    81°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    84°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    84°72°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    12%
    84°73°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    84°73°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    10%
    84°73°
Panama City Beach, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
254° · backing 117°
Direction
WSW
254°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
avg 6 · pk 15 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Panama City Beach, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.4
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 30.01 inHg
Now
1016.4
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Panama City Beach, FL
Air quality
79
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
11.3 μg/m³
PM 10
14.4 μg/m³
NO₂
2.5 μg/m³
Ozone
112.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Panama City Beach, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
13h 43m
Sunset
7:31 PM
Civil dusk
12:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Panama City Beach, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 AM
Moonset
12:51 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Panama City Beach, 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 →

Panama City Beach at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 16 (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 Panama City Beach

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.