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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
L 39°H 70°
Alpena, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    65%
    81°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    61°47°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    62%
    81°48°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    56%
    76°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    18%
    51°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    50°35°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    52°40°
Alpena, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 8 · pk 27 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 93° from the wnw.
Alpena, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.9
-0.5 mb in 3h · rising · 29.14 inHg
Now
986.9
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+1.8
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985989
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Alpena

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.