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Weather in Bay City, Michigan

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

Bay City, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:43 PM
79
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
74°
Humidity
41%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:54 PM
Bay City, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
7p
59°
8p
55°
9p
51°
10p
48°
11p
45°
12a
44°
1a
42°
2a
41°
3a
41°
4a
40°
5a
39°
6a
41°
7a
46°
8a
53°
9a
56°
10a
60°
11a
61°
12p
65°
1p
67°
2p
70°
3p
71°
4p
72°
5p
71°
6p
L 39°H 72°
Bay City, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    52%
    84°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    24%
    69°57°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    71%
    84°55°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    81%
    80°61°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    59°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    56°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    65°44°
Bay City, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
246° · veering 49°
Direction
WSW
246°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
28
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 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
Bay City, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.8
-0.5 mb in 3h · rising · 29.17 inHg
Now
987.8
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985990
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bay City, MI
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.3 μg/m³
PM 10
8.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
112.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.6 Low
Bay City, MI
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:37 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:54 PM
Civil dusk
1:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bay City, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:29 AM
Moonset
12:07 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Bay City, 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 →

Bay City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 8 (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 Bay City

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.