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Weather in Lutz, Florida

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

Lutz, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:35 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
64%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Lutz, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
10p
72°
11p
72°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
68°
4a
65°
5a
64°
6a
63°
7a
68°
8a
71°
9a
78°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
88°
1p
89°
2p
90°
3p
91°
4p
91°
5p
90°
6p
85°
7p
82°
8p
78°
9p
L 63°H 91°
Lutz, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    96°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Showers
    32%
    93°71°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    23%
    93°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    44%
    95°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    95°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    30%
    97°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    45%
    97°72°
Lutz, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
027° · backing 16°
Direction
NNE
027°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 20 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 16° from the nne.
Lutz, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.6
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.99 inHg
Now
1015.6
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
+1.4
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Lutz, FL
Air quality
76
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.4 μg/m³
PM 10
13.8 μg/m³
NO₂
6.3 μg/m³
Ozone
100.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lutz, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Daylight
13h 34m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
12:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lutz, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:56 AM
Moonset
12:31 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lutz, 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 →

Lutz at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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 Lutz

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.