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Weather in Garden, Michigan

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

Garden, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:40 PM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
51%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
9:12 PM
Garden, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
7p
58°
8p
53°
9p
50°
10p
47°
11p
46°
12a
45°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
44°
4a
44°
5a
46°
6a
46°
7a
48°
8a
52°
9a
51°
10a
52°
12%
11a
53°
15%
12p
54°
1p
57°
2p
59°
3p
61°
4p
60°
5p
57°
6p
L 44°H 61°
Garden, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    80°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    42%
    61°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    61%
    63°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    67%
    60°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    51°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    56°34°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    56°42°
Garden, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
141° · backing 107°
Direction
SE
141°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 8 · pk 29 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Garden, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.2
+0.1 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.12 inHg
Now
986.2
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983989
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Garden, MI
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.4 μg/m³
PM 10
7.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
105.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.7 Low
Garden, MI
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:40 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
9:12 PM
Civil dusk
1:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Garden, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:32 AM
Moonset
12:25 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Garden, 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 →

Garden at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 64°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 21 (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 Garden

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.