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Weather in Cedar Key, Florida

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

Cedar Key, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 12:53 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
82%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Cedar Key, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
8p
76°
9p
75°
10p
74°
11p
74°
12a
72°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
64°
4a
64°
5a
62°
6a
60°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
78°
11a
83°
12p
86°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
L 60°H 86°
Cedar Key, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    91°66°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    15%
    85°75°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    90°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    89°70°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    14%
    87°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    11%
    86°72°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    18%
    87°73°
Cedar Key, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
268° · backing 121°
Direction
W
268°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 19 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 121° from the w.
Cedar Key, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.8
-0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 30.03 inHg
Now
1016.8
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Cedar Key, FL
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.8 μg/m³
PM 10
11.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
109.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cedar Key, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Daylight
13h 38m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
12:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cedar Key, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 AM
Moonset
12:36 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Cedar Key, 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 →

Cedar Key at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 10 (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 Cedar Key

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.