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Weather in Marathon, Florida

Flowers spill across the islands. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Marathon, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 12:53 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
73%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Marathon, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
8p
80°
9p
79°
10p
79°
11p
78°
12a
78°
1a
78°
2a
77°
3a
77°
4a
78°
5a
77°
6a
76°
7a
81°
8a
83°
9a
83°
10a
84°
11a
86°
12p
86°
1p
86°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
L 76°H 87°
Marathon, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    87°76°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    16%
    85°79°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    19%
    83°80°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    83°81°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    82°81°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    82°81°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    83°81°
Marathon, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
096° · veering 28°
Direction
E
096°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 18
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the e-bound air across the harbor.
Marathon, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.2
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 30.04 inHg
Now
1017.2
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-0.2
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.
Marathon, FL
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.9 μg/m³
PM 10
8.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Marathon, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Daylight
13h 22m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
12:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Marathon, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 AM
Moonset
12:16 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Marathon, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Flowers spill across the islands

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Marathon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 14 (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 Marathon

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.