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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
L 77°H 79°
Captiva, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    80°74°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    26%
    80°76°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    62%
    96°76°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    74%
    93°72°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    47%
    91°72°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    21%
    93°72°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    28%
    92°74°
Captiva, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 7 · pk 15 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 8° from the wnw.
Captiva, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.7
-0.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.99 inHg
Now
1015.7
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151020
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Captiva

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.