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 12:49 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
73%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Clearwater, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
8p
74°
9p
73°
10p
71°
11p
72°
12a
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
Clearwater, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—93°70°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle23%91°69°
- MondayMay 18Overcast29%90°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers47%89°76°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers34%89°77°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast25%87°77°
- FridayMay 22Overcast35%88°78°
Clearwater, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Clearwater, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
259° · backing 113°
Direction
W
259°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
18
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
Clearwater, FL
Air quality
83
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 10.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 15.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 118.0 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
12:40 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
- ♉︎ Taurus
Clearwater, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Clearwater at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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.