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Weather in Delray Beach, Florida

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

Delray Beach, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:52 AM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
81%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Delray Beach, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
1a
77°
2a
77°
3a
76°
4a
75°
5a
76°
6a
76°
7a
79°
8a
80°
9a
82°
10a
84°
11a
84°
12p
83°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
82°
12%
6p
80°
7p
79°
8p
78°
9p
78°
10p
77°
11p
77°
12a
L 75°H 84°
Delray Beach, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    84°76°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    34%
    84°77°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    34%
    84°78°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    85°80°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    19%
    85°79°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    23%
    85°80°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Partly Cloudy
    25%
    86°80°
Delray Beach, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
098° · backing 116°
Direction
E
098°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 12
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 12 · pk 24 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the e-bound air across the harbor.
Delray Beach, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.5
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 30.05 inHg
Now
1017.5
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10171020
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Delray Beach, FL
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.4 μg/m³
PM 10
12.8 μg/m³
NO₂
2.8 μg/m³
Ozone
74.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Delray 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.
Delray Beach, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 AM
Moonset
12:16 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Delray 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 →

Delray Beach at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 25 (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 Delray 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.