Weather in Lake Wales, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Wales, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 12:47 AM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
66%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:36 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Lake Wales, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
85°
8p
80°
9p
78°
10p
74°
11p
71°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
69°
4a
67°
5a
66°
6a
66°
7a
70°
8a
74°
9a
78°
10a
83°
11a
87°
12p
88°
1p
89°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
91°
5p
90°
6p
85°
7p
Lake Wales, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast25%94°72°
- SundayMay 17Light Showers14%93°73°
- MondayMay 18Overcast16%93°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle35%90°71°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers30%89°71°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast29%93°71°
- FridayMay 22Overcast42%94°71°
Lake Wales, FL
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Lake Wales, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
091° · veering 6°
Direction
E
091°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Lake Wales, FL
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lake Wales, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
6:36 AM
Daylight
13h 33m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake Wales, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:53 AM
- Moonset
- 12:27 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Lake Wales, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lake Wales at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 83°F — typical for the season
- 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.