Palm Bay, Florida Weather
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Palm Bay weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 1:50 AM EDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Clear later36%—86°73°—
- TuesdaySep 22Overcast71%0.06″85°74°-1°
- WednesdaySep 23Light Showers70%—84°75°-1°
- ThursdaySep 24Drizzle59%—85°73°+1°
- FridaySep 25Light Drizzle34%—83°74°-2°
- SaturdaySep 26Light Drizzle27%—81°73°-2°
- SundaySep 27Overcast19%—83°70°+2°
Air quality now AQI 24 · Good
AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:25 PM
- Moonset
- 2:16 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Palm Bay at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 80°F (high 86°F, low 73°F), about the 79°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: January 30 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 6 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash; harvest beans, summer squash, winter squash
15-Day Forecast — Palm Bay
- Mon86°73°36%
- Tue85°74°71%
- Wed84°75°70%
- Thu85°73°59%
- Fri83°74°34%
- Sat81°73°27%
- Sun83°70°19%
- Mon86°69°30%
- Tue85°71°35%
- Wed86°74°41%
- Thu85°75°58%
- Fri82°75°60%
- Sat82°76°62%
- Sun81°76°72%
- Mon81°75°72%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Palm Bay
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Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of September 21, the growing season is at its peak — the first frost (around January 11) is weeks away. Fall transplants go in about 10–12 weeks before the first frost, October 19 to November 2 here. This city's planting calendar for September: plant tomatoes, peppers, beans, and squash; harvest beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Palm Bay
SPC includes Palm Bay in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook.
Sun & seasons in Palm Bay
Palm Bay sits in Brevard County, where the year’s longest day runs 13h 55m of daylight and its shortest just 10h 22m — a swing of +3h 33m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Miami, the state’s largest city, lies about 153 miles to the S. The nearest town Palm Bay tracks is Port St. Lucie, roughly 50 miles to the SSE.
Air quality in Palm Bay
Air quality in Palm Bay’s county has trended cleaner since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2025 (median AQI 38). See the full air-quality history for Palm Bay.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| January | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| February | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, spinach, radishes, fall brassicas, carrots |
| March | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| April | beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash |
| May | beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, garlic |
| June | squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| July | beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| August | beans, squash | tomatoes, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| November | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| December | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
A year in weather
August is Palm Bay's warmest stretch (~82°F) and January its coldest (~61°F); precipitation crests in September at 8.0 inches and ebbs in February to 2.4 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip |
|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 2.6″ |
| February | 64° | 2.4″ |
| March | 67° | 3.0″ |
| April | 71° | 2.8″ |
| May | 76° | 4.4″ |
| June | 80° | 7.6″ |
| July | 82° | 6.6″ |
| August | 82° | 7.1″ |
| September | 80° | 8.0″ |
| October | 76° | 5.6″ |
| November | 69° | 3.0″ |
| December | 64° | 2.5″ |
Regional context
Similar climates Malabar, FL, Grant-Valkaria, FL, West Melbourne, FL
In Palm Bay, NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals put January near 61°F and July near 82°F — a 21°F seasonal arc — with about 55.6 inches of precipitation.
Precipitation in Palm Bay runs summer-dominant: September averages 8.0 inches from warm-season storms, while February drops to 2.4 inches under drier cool air. That puts Palm Bay in a summer-convective cohort with places like Malabar, FL, Grant-Valkaria, FL and West Melbourne, FL.
Around January 30, Palm Bay sheds its freezing nights — lettuce, chard, arugula, and mustard greens go into Palm Bay's beds. Tomatoes and peppers do best set out two weeks later in Palm Bay, once nights clear the mid-40s°F. The season ends by January 11 in Palm Bay, once hard frosts set back in. That date is a median: Palm Bay freezes sooner in half of years.
Similar climates: Malabar, FL, Grant-Valkaria, FL, West Melbourne, FL, June Park, FL, Melbourne Village, FL.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Palm Bay?
- Frost reaches Palm Bay near January 11 in a typical winter and is gone from Palm Bay by January 30.
- What is the rainy season in Palm Bay?
- September is the wettest month in Palm Bay, about 8.0 inches on average; the year totals roughly 56 inches.
- What is the warmest month in Palm Bay?
- The warmest stretch in Palm Bay comes in August, around 82°F on average.
- What is the coldest month in Palm Bay?
- On average January is the chilliest month in Palm Bay, about 61°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Palm Bay?
- Frost-hardy sowings begin at January 30 in Palm Bay; warm-season starts follow two weeks on.
- What hardiness zone is Palm Bay?
- Palm Bay's USDA zone comes from its January mean (61°F); enter the ZIP on the USDA lookup for the number.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Palm Bay?
- Palm Bay's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Palm Bay?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Palm Bay in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Palm Bay?
- Current conditions for Palm Bay and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Palm Bay forecast updated?
- The Palm Bay forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Palm Bay?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Palm Bay are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Palm Bay?
- The next few days in Palm Bay's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Palm Bay sits at 28.0°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Palm Bay
- 32902
- 32905
- 32906
- 32907
- 32908
- 32909
- 32910
- 32911
- 32976