Weather in Fort Myers Beach, Florida
Flowers spill across the islands. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Myers Beach, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 12:51 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
68%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Fort Myers Beach, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
8p
78°
9p
76°
10p
76°
11p
76°
12a
75°
1a
74°
2a
74°
3a
73°
4a
71°
5a
71°
6a
70°
7a
75°
8a
79°
9a
82°
10a
85°
11a
87°
12p
86°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
83°
7p
Fort Myers Beach, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°71°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain46%90°73°
- MondayMay 18Showers73%96°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers86%94°74°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers66%91°74°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast41%94°73°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle45%92°75°
Fort Myers Beach, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fort Myers Beach, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
295° · veering 23°
Direction
WNW
295°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
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 Beach, 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
Fort Myers Beach, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Daylight
13h 28m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
12:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Myers Beach, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:58 AM
- Moonset
- 12:24 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Fort Myers Beach, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Flowers spill across the islands
bird
Fort Myers Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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.