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Weather in Estero, Florida

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

Estero, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:42 AM
78
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
76%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Estero, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
10p
77°
11p
77°
12a
76°
1a
74°
2a
73°
3a
73°
4a
72°
5a
71°
6a
71°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
81°
10a
84°
11a
88°
12p
90°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
85°
7p
83°
8p
80°
9p
L 71°H 90°
Estero, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    90°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    49%
    91°71°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    66%
    90°71°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    86%
    93°73°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    66%
    90°72°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    46%
    94°72°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    55%
    94°73°
Estero, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
110° · veering 147°
Direction
ESE
110°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 15 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 147° from the ese.
Estero, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.7
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 30.05 inHg
Now
1017.7
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Estero, FL
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.3 μg/m³
PM 10
9.8 μg/m³
NO₂
2.6 μg/m³
Ozone
73.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Estero, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
6:39 AM
Daylight
13h 28m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
12:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Estero, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 AM
Moonset
12:24 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Estero, 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 →

Estero at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°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 Estero

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.