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Weather in Alma, Michigan

Roses open along the stoops. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alma, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:40 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
44%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:57 PM
Alma, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
7p
66°
8p
60°
9p
55°
10p
52°
11p
49°
12a
46°
1a
43°
2a
41°
3a
41°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
43°
7a
47°
8a
51°
9a
53°
10a
56°
11a
58°
12p
64°
1p
67°
2p
70°
3p
70°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
L 41°H 71°
Alma, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    62%
    81°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    30%
    82°57°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    69%
    80°58°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    72%
    77°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    49%
    58°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    62°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    65°40°
Alma, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
249° · veering 55°
Direction
WSW
249°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 11
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
avg 11 · pk 29 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 25 — flags snap, branches bend.
Alma, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.7
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.08 inHg
Now
984.7
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+3.1
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981985
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Alma, MI
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.5 μg/m³
PM 10
8.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
116.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.6 Low
Alma, MI
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:41 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alma, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:33 AM
Moonset
12:09 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Alma, MI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alma at a glance

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

Cool-season window is open

As of May 16, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Alma

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.