Weather in Destin, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Destin, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:48 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
75%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
7:33 PM
Destin, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
9p
69°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
60°
5a
60°
6a
63°
7a
67°
8a
71°
9a
76°
10a
79°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
81°
2p
81°
3p
80°
4p
79°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
72°
8p
Destin, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—82°61°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—81°68°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—81°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—86°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—89°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Clear—87°70°
- FridayMay 22Overcast14%87°71°
Destin, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Destin, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
185° · backing 175°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 5
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
Destin, FL
Air quality
97
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 122.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Destin, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
13h 43m
Sunset
7:33 PM
Civil dusk
1:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Destin, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:06 AM
- Moonset
- 12:54 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Destin, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Destin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 17 (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.