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Weather in Chatham, Michigan

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

Chatham, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:40 PM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
49%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
9:15 PM
Chatham, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
7p
57°
8p
52°
9p
49°
10p
47°
11p
46°
12a
45°
1a
44°
2a
44°
3a
44°
4a
47°
5a
47°
6a
46°
15%
7a
47°
18%
8a
48°
25%
9a
50°
36%
10a
52°
22%
11a
55°
12p
60°
1p
63°
2p
68°
3p
72°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
L 44°H 72°
Chatham, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    67%
    75°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    47%
    53°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    81%
    78°43°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    70%
    67°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    45°33°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    64°33°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    58°39°
Chatham, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
339° · veering 159°
Direction
NNW
339°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 9
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 9 · pk 25 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 159° from the nnw.
Chatham, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.4
-0.4 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.83 inHg
Now
976.4
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+3.1
mb
24h
+3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971980
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Chatham, MI
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.8 μg/m³
PM 10
2.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.7 Low
Chatham, MI
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:39 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
9:15 PM
Civil dusk
1:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chatham, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:31 AM
Moonset
12:29 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Chatham, 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 →

Chatham at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 64°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 24 (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 Chatham

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.