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Weather in Central Lake, Michigan

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

Central Lake, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:41 PM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
39%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
9:04 PM
Central Lake, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
7p
57°
8p
53°
9p
49°
10p
46°
11p
44°
12a
43°
1a
42°
2a
41°
3a
41°
4a
42°
5a
43°
6a
45°
7a
49°
8a
53°
9a
56°
10a
59°
11a
60°
12p
63°
1p
67°
2p
70°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
L 41°H 74°
Central Lake, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    71%
    77°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    46%
    68°47°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    56%
    71°52°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    64%
    64°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    46°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    56°34°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    65°42°
Central Lake, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
252° · veering 72°
Direction
WSW
252°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 10 · pk 26 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 72° from the wsw.
Central Lake, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.9
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.08 inHg
Now
984.9
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+1.8
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982986
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Central Lake, MI
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.2 μg/m³
PM 10
8.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
109.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.6 Low
Central Lake, MI
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:37 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
9:04 PM
Civil dusk
1:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Central Lake, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:29 AM
Moonset
12:17 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Central Lake, 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 →

Central Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°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 Central Lake

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.