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Weather in Zephyrhills, Florida

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

Zephyrhills, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 12:48 AM
75
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
75°
Humidity
79%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Zephyrhills, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
8p
78°
9p
75°
10p
74°
11p
72°
12a
70°
1a
68°
2a
67°
3a
66°
4a
65°
5a
63°
6a
62°
7a
67°
8a
71°
9a
79°
10a
83°
11a
86°
12p
89°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
92°
4p
92°
5p
91°
6p
90°
7p
L 62°H 92°
Zephyrhills, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Showers
    26%
    95°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Showers
    27%
    93°72°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    10%
    96°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    39%
    96°70°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    95°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    31%
    95°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    44%
    96°70°
Zephyrhills, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
072° · veering 27°
Direction
ENE
072°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 7
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 7 · pk 27
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
Zephyrhills, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.4
-0.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.93 inHg
Now
1013.4
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Zephyrhills, FL
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.5 μg/m³
PM 10
8.3 μg/m³
NO₂
4.0 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Zephyrhills, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Daylight
13h 35m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Zephyrhills, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 AM
Moonset
12:30 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Zephyrhills, 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 →

Zephyrhills at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 4 (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 Zephyrhills

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.