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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 3:41 AM
80
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
86°
Humidity
81%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
West Palm Beach, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
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
84°
8p
81°
9p
81°
10p
L 77°H 89°
West Palm Beach, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    88°74°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    87°76°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    22%
    86°76°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    31%
    85°76°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    89°76°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    89°77°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    24%
    90°77°
West Palm Beach, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
105° · backing 39°
Direction
ESE
105°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 9
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 9 · pk 20 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 39° from the ese.
West Palm Beach, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.8
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 30.06 inHg
Now
1017.8
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
+1.6
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.
West Palm Beach, FL
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.4 μg/m³
PM 10
11.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
77.0 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
♊︎ Gemini
West Palm Beach, 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 →

West Palm Beach at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°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.

ZIP codes in West Palm Beach

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.