Weather in West Palm Beach, Florida
Flowers spill across the islands. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Palm Beach, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 12:48 AM
81
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
76%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
West Palm Beach, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
8p
80°
9p
78°
10p
78°
11p
77°
12a
79°
1a
78°
2a
78°
3a
77°
4a
77°
5a
77°
6a
77°
7a
80°
8a
83°
9a
86°
10a
87°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
89°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
85°
7p
West Palm Beach, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm13%88°74°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°76°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle21%86°75°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle24%85°76°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle15%89°76°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle16%89°77°
- FridayMay 22Overcast24%90°77°
West Palm Beach, FL
Next 24 hours · Warm now
West Palm Beach, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
099° · backing 28°
Direction
E
099°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
21
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
West Palm Beach, FL
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
West Palm Beach, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Daylight
13h 29m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
12:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
West Palm Beach, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:50 AM
- Moonset
- 12:17 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
West Palm Beach, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Flowers spill across the islands
bird
West Palm Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 26 (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.