Weather in Sarasota, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sarasota, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 12:51 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
65%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Sarasota, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
8p
80°
9p
76°
10p
74°
11p
73°
12a
73°
1a
73°
2a
71°
3a
70°
4a
70°
5a
69°
6a
67°
7a
72°
8a
79°
9a
81°
10a
85°
11a
88°
12p
90°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
85°
7p
Sarasota, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—90°70°
- SundayMay 17Overcast30%90°72°
- MondayMay 18Overcast56%95°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle65%94°72°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers42%92°73°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast26%92°73°
- FridayMay 22Overcast30%90°75°
Sarasota, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Sarasota, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
259° · backing 172°
Direction
W
259°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
14
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
Sarasota, FL
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 102.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sarasota, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Daylight
13h 32m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sarasota, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:58 AM
- Moonset
- 12:29 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sarasota, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Sarasota at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 30 (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.