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Weather in Ponce de Leon, Florida

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

Ponce de Leon, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 12:51 AM
79
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
85°
Humidity
70%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
7:32 PM
Ponce de Leon, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
7p
73°
8p
70°
9p
67°
10p
64°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
58°
2a
58°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
58°
7a
65°
8a
71°
9a
75°
10a
78°
11a
80°
12p
82°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
L 54°H 84°
Ponce de Leon, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    89°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    46%
    89°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    23%
    93°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    32%
    93°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    16%
    93°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    21%
    93°70°
Ponce de Leon, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
200° · backing 99°
Direction
SSW
200°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 4
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 4 · pk 12 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 99° from the ssw.
Ponce de Leon, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.1
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.92 inHg
Now
1013.1
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Ponce de Leon, FL
Air quality
76
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.0 μg/m³
PM 10
11.4 μg/m³
NO₂
2.6 μg/m³
Ozone
104.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Ponce de Leon, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
13h 44m
Sunset
7:32 PM
Civil dusk
12:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ponce de Leon, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:03 AM
Moonset
12:53 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ponce de Leon, 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 →

Ponce de Leon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 19 (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 Ponce de Leon

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.