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Weather in Lake Michigan Beach, Michigan

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

Lake Michigan Beach, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:43 PM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
51%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
9:00 PM
Lake Michigan Beach, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
7p
54°
8p
51°
9p
47°
10p
44°
11p
43°
12a
42°
1a
41°
2a
41°
3a
42°
4a
44°
5a
45°
6a
47°
7a
51°
8a
56°
9a
60°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
66°
1p
68°
2p
69°
3p
68°
4p
69°
5p
70°
6p
L 41°H 70°
Lake Michigan Beach, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    77°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    18%
    82°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    54%
    80°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    68%
    67°53°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    55%
    52°47°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    60°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    10%
    59°48°
Lake Michigan Beach, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
220° · veering 75°
Direction
SW
220°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 9
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 9 · pk 32 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 75° from the sw.
Lake Michigan Beach, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.4
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.16 inHg
Now
987.4
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+2.1
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983988
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lake Michigan Beach, MI
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
25.6 μg/m³
PM 10
26.0 μg/m³
NO₂
10.5 μg/m³
Ozone
150.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.6 Low
Lake Michigan Beach, MI
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:52 AM
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
9:00 PM
Civil dusk
1:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake Michigan Beach, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:44 AM
Moonset
12:12 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Lake Michigan Beach, 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 →

Lake Michigan Beach at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 29 (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 Lake Michigan Beach

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.