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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
L 66°H 91°
Lake Wales, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    25%
    94°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Showers
    14%
    93°73°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    16%
    93°71°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    35%
    90°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    30%
    89°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    29%
    93°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    42%
    94°71°
Lake Wales, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 8 · pk 23 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 6° from the e.
Lake Wales, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.4
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.90 inHg
Now
1012.4
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Lake Wales

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.