Weather in Okeechobee, Florida
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Okeechobee, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:51 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
86%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:33 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Okeechobee, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
12a
75°
1a
76°
2a
74°
11%
3a
74°
4a
74°
5a
73°
6a
72°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
80°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
86°
6p
85°
7p
81°
8p
79°
9p
79°
10p
77°
11p
Okeechobee, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast27%91°76°
- MondayMay 18Overcast33%87°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers37%87°73°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle36%87°73°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast37%90°73°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle40%88°73°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle46%89°74°
Okeechobee, FL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Okeechobee, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
115° · steady
Direction
ESE
115°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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
Okeechobee, FL
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 63.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Okeechobee, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
6:33 AM
Daylight
13h 32m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
12:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Okeechobee, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:52 AM
- Moonset
- 12:22 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Okeechobee, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Okeechobee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 29 (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.