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Weather in St. Michaels, Maryland

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

St. Michaels, MD
Sunday, May 17 at 5:16 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
66%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
St. Michaels, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
1a
53°
2a
53°
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
54°
7a
55°
8a
56°
9a
59°
10a
60°
11a
62°
12p
65°
1p
67°
2p
70°
3p
70°
4p
70°
5p
70°
6p
69°
7p
66°
8p
62°
9p
59°
10p
57°
11p
56°
12a
L 53°H 70°
St. Michaels, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    17%
    90°62°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    96°65°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    91°67°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    50%
    90°69°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    69°58°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    57%
    59°51°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    72°53°
St. Michaels, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
249° · veering 120°
Direction
WSW
249°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 10
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
avg 10 · pk 22 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 120° from the wsw.
St. Michaels, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.5
-0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.96 inHg
Now
1014.5
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-5.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141021
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
St. Michaels, MD
Air quality
84
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
12.1 μg/m³
PM 10
12.7 μg/m³
NO₂
6.8 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
St. Michaels, MD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:22 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
St. Michaels, MD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:56 AM
Moonset
12:37 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
St. Michaels, MD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

St. Michaels at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 9 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in St. Michaels

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.