Weather in Bradenton Beach, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bradenton Beach, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 12:53 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
67%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Bradenton Beach, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
8p
77°
9p
77°
10p
76°
11p
75°
12a
74°
1a
75°
2a
75°
3a
73°
4a
73°
5a
72°
6a
72°
7a
75°
8a
79°
9a
82°
10a
85°
11a
87°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
83°
7p
Bradenton Beach, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°70°
- SundayMay 17Rain23%86°71°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle44%87°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle51%81°75°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle33%81°75°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle22%81°76°
- FridayMay 22Overcast28%81°76°
Bradenton Beach, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Bradenton Beach, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
243° · veering 171°
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Bradenton Beach, FL
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 117.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bradenton Beach, 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 31m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bradenton Beach, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:58 AM
- Moonset
- 12:30 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Bradenton Beach, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Bradenton Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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.