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Weather in Longwood, Florida

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

Longwood, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 12:50 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
70%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:33 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Longwood, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
8p
79°
9p
81°
10p
75°
11p
74°
12a
72°
1a
72°
2a
71°
3a
70°
4a
68°
5a
66°
6a
66°
7a
71°
8a
76°
9a
81°
10a
85°
11a
88°
12p
89°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
92°
4p
89°
5p
87°
6p
84°
7p
L 66°H 92°
Longwood, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    92°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    91°74°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    10%
    93°69°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    23%
    90°74°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    91°74°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    93°74°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    41%
    89°74°
Longwood, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
102° · veering 17°
Direction
ESE
102°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
23
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 23 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 17° from the ese.
Longwood, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.6
-0.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.96 inHg
Now
1014.6
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Longwood, FL
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.9 μg/m³
PM 10
12.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.7 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Longwood, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
6:33 AM
Daylight
13h 36m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Longwood, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:50 AM
Moonset
12:28 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Longwood, 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 →

Longwood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 7 (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 Longwood

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.