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Weather in Freeland, Michigan

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

Freeland, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:40 PM
78
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
46%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:55 PM
Freeland, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
7p
61°
8p
56°
9p
52°
10p
49°
11p
47°
12a
44°
1a
43°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
40°
6a
42°
7a
47°
8a
52°
9a
56°
10a
58°
11a
61°
12p
64°
1p
67°
2p
69°
3p
71°
4p
71°
5p
70°
6p
L 40°H 71°
Freeland, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    55%
    83°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    24%
    73°57°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    73%
    83°55°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    78%
    79°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    49%
    60°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    59°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    65°41°
Freeland, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
248° · veering 54°
Direction
WSW
248°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 12
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 12 · pk 28 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
Freeland, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.1
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.15 inHg
Now
987.1
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+2.1
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.
Freeland, MI
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.3 μg/m³
PM 10
8.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
112.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.6 Low
Freeland, MI
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:39 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:55 PM
Civil dusk
1:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Freeland, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:30 AM
Moonset
12:07 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Freeland, 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 →

Freeland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 7 (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 Freeland

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.