Weather in Altoona, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Altoona, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 12:48 AM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
66%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Altoona, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
8p
80°
9p
78°
10p
75°
11p
73°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
69°
4a
67°
5a
66°
6a
65°
7a
69°
8a
75°
9a
80°
10a
83°
11a
84°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
89°
5p
88°
6p
85°
7p
Altoona, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast21%92°69°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—93°75°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—92°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle24%88°71°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle22%92°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle27%94°70°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy38%93°71°
Altoona, FL
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Altoona, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
104° · veering 31°
Direction
ESE
104°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Altoona, FL
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Altoona, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
6:34 AM
Daylight
13h 37m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Altoona, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:50 AM
- Moonset
- 12:30 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Altoona, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Altoona at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 9 (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.