Weather in Fort Pierce, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Pierce, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:53 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
87%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Fort Pierce, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
12a
76°
1a
75°
2a
75°
3a
76°
4a
73°
5a
72°
6a
73°
7a
76°
8a
78°
9a
81°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
86°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
84°
5p
84°
6p
83°
7p
81°
8p
80°
9p
78°
10p
78°
11p
Fort Pierce, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Thunderstorm—85°77°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle25%85°76°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers22%83°75°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle13%85°75°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast16%85°75°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle28%85°75°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle33%85°76°
Fort Pierce, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fort Pierce, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
122° · backing 22°
Direction
ESE
122°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 14
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Fort Pierce, FL
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 76.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fort Pierce, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Daylight
13h 33m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
12:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Pierce, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:49 AM
- Moonset
- 12:20 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fort Pierce, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fort Pierce 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.