Weather in Fort Myers, Florida
Flowers spill across the islands. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Myers, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 12:49 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
55%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Fort Myers, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
8p
81°
9p
79°
10p
77°
11p
76°
12a
75°
1a
73°
2a
73°
3a
72°
4a
70°
5a
70°
6a
69°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
81°
10a
85°
11a
87°
12p
91°
1p
93°
2p
92°
3p
91°
4p
89°
5p
88°
6p
86°
7p
Fort Myers, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—94°70°
- SundayMay 17Rain42%93°73°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle59%97°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers82%94°73°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers62%91°73°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast43%95°71°
- FridayMay 22Overcast56%95°73°
Fort Myers, FL
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Fort Myers, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
294° · veering 15°
Direction
WNW
294°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
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
Fort Myers, FL
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fort Myers, 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 28m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
12:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Myers, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:57 AM
- Moonset
- 12:24 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Fort Myers, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Flowers spill across the islands
bird
Fort Myers at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 26 (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.