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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
L 70°H 87°
Fort Myers Beach, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    86°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    46%
    90°73°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    73%
    96°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    86%
    94°74°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    66%
    91°74°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    41%
    94°73°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    92°75°
Fort Myers Beach, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 6 · pk 15 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 23° from the wnw.
Fort Myers Beach, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.3
-0.4 mb in 3h · rising · 30.01 inHg
Now
1016.3
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161020
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Fort Myers Beach

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.