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Weather in Freeport, Michigan

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

Freeport, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:38 PM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
56%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
8:57 PM
Freeport, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
7p
60°
8p
55°
9p
51°
10p
48°
11p
46°
12a
44°
1a
42°
2a
41°
3a
40°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
44°
7a
48°
8a
51°
9a
54°
10a
58°
11a
62°
12p
63°
1p
66°
2p
67°
3p
69°
4p
70°
5p
70°
6p
L 40°H 70°
Freeport, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    39%
    79°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    23%
    82°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    60%
    81°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    79%
    76°57°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    58%
    60°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    61°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    10%
    66°41°
Freeport, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
248° · veering 82°
Direction
WSW
248°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
26
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 26 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 82° from the wsw.
Freeport, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.5
0.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.01 inHg
Now
982.5
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+2.6
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980984
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Freeport, MI
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.5 μg/m³
PM 10
8.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
112.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.6 Low
Freeport, MI
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Freeport, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:38 AM
Moonset
12:10 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Freeport, 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 →

Freeport at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 3 (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 Freeport

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.