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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
L 72°H 87°
Bradenton Beach, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    23%
    86°71°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    44%
    87°71°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    51%
    81°75°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    33%
    81°75°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    81°76°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    28%
    81°76°
Bradenton Beach, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 8 · pk 15 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 171° from the wsw.
Bradenton Beach, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.2
-0.4 mb in 3h · rising · 30.01 inHg
Now
1016.2
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Bradenton 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.