Weather in Sun City Center, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sun City Center, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 12:48 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
68%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Sun City Center, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
8p
76°
9p
74°
10p
72°
11p
72°
12a
68°
1a
70°
2a
68°
3a
66°
4a
66°
5a
65°
6a
64°
7a
70°
8a
76°
9a
82°
10a
86°
11a
88°
12p
89°
1p
92°
2p
93°
3p
94°
4p
92°
5p
93°
6p
88°
7p
Sun City Center, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm—93°74°
- SundayMay 17Showers28%93°70°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle33%97°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle47%94°72°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle39%94°72°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast33%93°72°
- FridayMay 22Overcast45%93°73°
Sun City Center, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Sun City Center, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
264° · backing 170°
Direction
W
264°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 8
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
Sun City Center, FL
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 105.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sun City Center, 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 33m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sun City Center, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:56 AM
- Moonset
- 12:29 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sun City Center, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Sun City Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 1 (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.