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Weather in Carleton, Michigan

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

Carleton, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:37 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
51%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Carleton, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
7p
62°
8p
58°
9p
54°
10p
49°
11p
48°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
41°
5a
39°
6a
41°
7a
45°
8a
56°
9a
60°
10a
61°
11a
64°
12p
67°
1p
67°
2p
68°
3p
69°
4p
69°
5p
71°
6p
L 39°H 71°
Carleton, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    80°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    15%
    85°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    25%
    85°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    71%
    84°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    68%
    69°48°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    59°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    13%
    64°47°
Carleton, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
238° · veering 46°
Direction
WSW
238°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
26
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 26 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 46° from the wsw.
Carleton, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.7
-0.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.20 inHg
Now
988.7
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988991
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Carleton, MI
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.9 μg/m³
PM 10
6.9 μg/m³
NO₂
6.2 μg/m³
Ozone
117.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.5 Low
Carleton, MI
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:41 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
1:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Carleton, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:32 AM
Moonset
12:00 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Carleton, 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 →

Carleton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (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 Carleton

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.