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Weather in Big Bay, Michigan

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

Big Bay, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:41 PM
55
°
Clear
Feels like
47°
Humidity
56%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
9:20 PM
Big Bay, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
7p
57°
8p
55°
9p
58°
10p
56°
11p
54°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
55°
12%
4a
55°
21%
5a
56°
29%
6a
56°
46%
7a
55°
43%
8a
53°
37%
9a
55°
30%
10a
60°
11a
67°
12p
70°
1p
75°
2p
79°
3p
83°
4p
84°
5p
84°
6p
L 53°H 84°
Big Bay, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    27%
    76°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    40%
    46°40°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    66°42°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    80%
    51°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    46°33°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    10%
    57°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    11%
    57°45°
Big Bay, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
339° · veering 138°
Direction
NNW
339°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 12
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 12 · pk 30 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Big Bay, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.1
-0.2 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.15 inHg
Now
987.1
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+5.5
mb
24h
+8.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979991
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Big Bay, MI
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.3 μg/m³
PM 10
2.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.8 Low
Big Bay, MI
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:40 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
9:20 PM
Civil dusk
1:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Big Bay, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:32 AM
Moonset
12:34 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Big Bay, 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 →

Big Bay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 27 (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 Big Bay

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.