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Weather in Clearwater, Florida

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

Clearwater, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:53 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
80%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Clearwater, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
70°
4a
69°
5a
67°
6a
65°
7a
71°
8a
75°
9a
81°
10a
85°
11a
87°
12p
90°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
78°
9p
75°
10p
73°
11p
73°
12a
L 65°H 90°
Clearwater, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    26%
    93°68°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    37%
    92°69°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    44%
    89°76°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    33%
    88°77°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    29%
    89°78°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Mostly Clear
    31%
    88°78°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Partly Cloudy
    36%
    88°78°
Clearwater, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
051° · backing 20°
Direction
NE
051°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
16
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 16 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 20° from the ne.
Clearwater, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.3
+0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.95 inHg
Now
1014.3
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Clearwater, FL
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
11.6 μg/m³
PM 10
16.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.9 μg/m³
Ozone
109.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Clearwater, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Daylight
13h 34m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
12:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Clearwater, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 AM
Moonset
12:32 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Clearwater, 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 →

Clearwater at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 3 (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 Clearwater

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.