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Weather in Dowling, Michigan

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

Dowling, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:38 PM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
60%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
8:57 PM
Dowling, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
7p
60°
8p
55°
9p
51°
10p
48°
11p
46°
12a
44°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
41°
4a
40°
5a
42°
6a
44°
7a
48°
8a
52°
9a
54°
10a
58°
11a
61°
12p
62°
1p
65°
2p
67°
3p
69°
4p
69°
5p
68°
6p
L 40°H 69°
Dowling, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    27%
    81°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    82°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    65%
    80°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    82%
    77°59°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    62%
    59°47°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    62°41°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    11%
    67°41°
Dowling, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
265° · veering 90°
Direction
W
265°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 10
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 10 · pk 27 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 90° from the w.
Dowling, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.5
0.0 mb in 3h · rising · 28.87 inHg
Now
977.5
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+2.8
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975979
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dowling, MI
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.9 μg/m³
PM 10
6.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.2 μg/m³
Ozone
114.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.6 Low
Dowling, MI
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:47 AM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dowling, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:38 AM
Moonset
12:09 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Dowling, 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 →

Dowling at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 1 (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 Dowling

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.