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Weather in Grand Ledge, Michigan

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

Grand Ledge, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:40 PM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
44%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:55 PM
Grand Ledge, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
7p
65°
8p
59°
9p
55°
10p
51°
11p
48°
12a
45°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
42°
6a
44°
7a
48°
8a
53°
9a
57°
10a
58°
11a
62°
12p
65°
1p
66°
2p
68°
3p
69°
4p
71°
5p
72°
6p
L 41°H 72°
Grand Ledge, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    27%
    81°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    22%
    83°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    56%
    82°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    88%
    79°61°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    60°47°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    62°41°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    13%
    67°43°
Grand Ledge, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
249° · veering 81°
Direction
WSW
249°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 10
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 10 · pk 29 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 23 — flags snap, branches bend.
Grand Ledge, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.1
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.00 inHg
Now
982.1
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+2.8
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979983
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Grand Ledge, MI
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.3 μg/m³
PM 10
8.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
118.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.6 Low
Grand Ledge, MI
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:44 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:55 PM
Civil dusk
1:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Grand Ledge, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:35 AM
Moonset
12:08 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Grand Ledge, 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 →

Grand Ledge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°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 Grand Ledge

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.