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Weather in Elk Rapids, Michigan

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

Elk Rapids, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:40 PM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
43%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
9:04 PM
Elk Rapids, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
7p
56°
8p
52°
9p
48°
10p
44°
11p
43°
12a
40°
1a
41°
2a
40°
3a
40°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
44°
7a
48°
8a
53°
9a
57°
10a
60°
11a
62°
12p
66°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
L 40°H 74°
Elk Rapids, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    69%
    79°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    37%
    69°46°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    41%
    75°53°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    59%
    75°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    45°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    59°33°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    67°40°
Elk Rapids, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
234° · veering 58°
Direction
SW
234°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
28
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 28 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 58° from the sw.
Elk Rapids, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.3
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.15 inHg
Now
987.3
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+1.7
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985988
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Elk Rapids, MI
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.0 μg/m³
PM 10
8.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
116.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.7 Low
Elk Rapids, MI
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:38 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
9:04 PM
Civil dusk
1:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elk Rapids, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:30 AM
Moonset
12:17 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Elk Rapids, 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 →

Elk Rapids at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 15 (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 Elk Rapids

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.