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Weather in Gaastra, Michigan

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

Gaastra, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:41 PM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
21%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Gaastra, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
6p
64°
7p
61°
8p
58°
9p
55°
10p
53°
11p
53°
12a
55°
1a
55°
18%
2a
53°
28%
3a
51°
46%
4a
51°
30%
5a
51°
27%
6a
52°
14%
7a
53°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
65°
11a
69°
12p
74°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
L 51°H 81°
Gaastra, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    62%
    76°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    44%
    58°40°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    71%
    78°50°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    86%
    60°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    53°30°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    63°32°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    57°37°
Gaastra, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
277° · backing 18°
Direction
W
277°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 11
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 11 · pk 38 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 32 — flags snap, branches bend.
Gaastra, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
952.0
-1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 28.11 inHg
Now
952.0
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
+3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 946955
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Gaastra, MI
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.2 μg/m³
PM 10
4.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
100.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.8 Low
Gaastra, MI
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:47 AM
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
1:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gaastra, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:39 AM
Moonset
12:35 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Gaastra, 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 →

Gaastra at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 22 (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 Gaastra

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.