Weather in Tavares, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tavares, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:47 AM
79
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
71%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Tavares, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
10p
76°
11p
73°
12a
72°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
70°
4a
70°
5a
64°
6a
65°
7a
72°
8a
78°
9a
83°
10a
85°
11a
87°
12p
88°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
91°
5p
90°
6p
86°
7p
85°
8p
81°
9p
Tavares, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm23%99°70°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle11%94°74°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—93°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle31%87°71°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle23%93°71°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle26%93°71°
- FridayMay 22Overcast39%93°72°
Tavares, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Tavares, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
138° · veering 84°
Direction
SE
138°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 8
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
Tavares, FL
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 76.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Tavares, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Daylight
13h 36m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tavares, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:51 AM
- Moonset
- 12:29 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Tavares, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Tavares at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 8 (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.