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 12:49 AM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
63%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Lutz, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
8p
77°
9p
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
Lutz, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—96°72°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle34%93°71°
- MondayMay 18Overcast23%98°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle44%95°71°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle29%95°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast30%97°71°
- FridayMay 22Overcast45%97°72°
Lutz, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Lutz, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
288° · backing 115°
Direction
WNW
288°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Lutz, FL
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 114.0 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
- ♉︎ Taurus
Lutz, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lutz at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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.