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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
L 65°H 90°
Altoona, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    21%
    92°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    93°75°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    92°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    88°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    22%
    92°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    94°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    38%
    93°71°
Altoona, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 7 · pk 24 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 31° from the ese.
Altoona, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.3
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.95 inHg
Now
1014.3
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-0.5
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.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Altoona

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.