Weather in Captiva, Florida
Flowers spill across the islands. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Captiva, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 12:51 AM
79
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
83°
Humidity
77%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Captiva, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
8p
79°
9p
79°
10p
79°
11p
79°
12a
79°
1a
79°
2a
78°
3a
78°
4a
77°
5a
77°
6a
78°
7a
77°
8a
77°
9a
77°
10a
78°
11a
78°
12p
78°
1p
78°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
79°
7p
Captiva, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°74°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Drizzle26%80°76°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers62%96°76°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers74%93°72°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers47%91°72°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast21%93°72°
- FridayMay 22Overcast28%92°74°
Captiva, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Captiva, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
299° · backing 8°
Direction
WNW
299°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 7
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
Captiva, FL
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Captiva, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Daylight
13h 28m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Captiva, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:59 AM
- Moonset
- 12:25 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Captiva, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Flowers spill across the islands
bird
Captiva at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 25 (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.