Weather in Alpena, Michigan
Roses open along the stoops. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alpena, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:40 PM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
30%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:57 PM
Alpena, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
7p
62°
8p
57°
9p
52°
10p
48°
11p
44°
12a
42°
1a
40°
2a
39°
3a
39°
4a
39°
5a
39°
6a
40°
7a
46°
8a
51°
9a
56°
10a
60°
11a
61°
12p
66°
1p
68°
2p
69°
3p
69°
4p
69°
5p
70°
6p
Alpena, MI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle65%81°53°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle33%61°47°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle62%81°48°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers56%76°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast18%51°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—50°35°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—52°40°
Alpena, MI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Alpena, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
291° · veering 93°
Direction
WNW
291°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Alpena, MI
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.6 Low
Alpena, MI
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:30 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
8:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alpena, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:21 AM
- Moonset
- 12:10 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Alpena, MI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
weather
Alpena at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 16 (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).