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Weather in North Fort Myers, Florida

Flowers spill across the islands. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

North Fort Myers, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 12:51 AM
81
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
60%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
North Fort Myers, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
8p
81°
9p
78°
10p
77°
11p
75°
12a
74°
1a
73°
2a
72°
3a
71°
4a
70°
5a
69°
6a
68°
7a
73°
8a
78°
9a
81°
10a
84°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
92°
2p
94°
3p
92°
4p
89°
5p
87°
6p
86°
7p
L 68°H 94°
North Fort Myers, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    94°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    35%
    91°72°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    97°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    81%
    94°73°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    62%
    90°73°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    43%
    95°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    54%
    96°73°
North Fort Myers, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
288° · backing 10°
Direction
WNW
288°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
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 5 · pk 13 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 10° from the wnw.
North Fort Myers, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.1
-0.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.98 inHg
Now
1015.1
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
North 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
North 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 29m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
12:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
North Fort Myers, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 AM
Moonset
12:25 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
North Fort Myers, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Flowers spill across the islands

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

North Fort Myers at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°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.

ZIP codes in North Fort Myers

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.