Weather in Bradenton, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bradenton, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:55 AM
77
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
82°
Humidity
74%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Bradenton, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
1a
73°
2a
71°
3a
70°
4a
70°
5a
69°
6a
68°
7a
72°
8a
77°
9a
81°
10a
85°
11a
88°
12p
89°
1p
91°
2p
87°
3p
88°
4p
86°
5p
86°
6p
85°
7p
82°
8p
80°
9p
80°
10p
77°
11p
75°
12a
Bradenton, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Heavy Rain30%91°71°
- MondayMay 18Overcast50%93°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers56%93°73°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers33%90°71°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast28%92°71°
- FridayMay 22Mostly Clear30%92°74°
- SaturdayMay 23Partly Cloudy35%94°74°
Bradenton, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Bradenton, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
065° · steady
Direction
ENE
065°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 7
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
Bradenton, FL
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 10.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 8.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 77.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bradenton, 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 33m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
12:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bradenton, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:58 AM
- Moonset
- 12:30 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Bradenton, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Bradenton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 31 (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.