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Weather in Lakes of the North, Michigan

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

Lakes of the North, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:43 PM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
36%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
9:02 PM
Lakes of the North, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
7p
57°
8p
54°
9p
50°
10p
46°
11p
44°
12a
41°
1a
40°
2a
39°
3a
39°
4a
40°
5a
41°
6a
42°
7a
46°
8a
51°
9a
54°
10a
57°
11a
58°
12p
59°
1p
64°
2p
67°
3p
70°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
L 39°H 71°
Lakes of the North, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    71%
    76°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    33%
    68°46°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    47%
    76°50°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    56%
    71°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    12%
    48°34°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    —
    62°32°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    —
    64°39°
Lakes of the North, MI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
FREEZING 32°30°55°80°12a6a12p6pnow 60°high 71°low 39°
Lakes of the North, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
258° · veering 70°
Direction
WSW
258°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 11
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 11 · pk 35 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 70° from the wsw.
Lakes of the North, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
962.0
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.41 inHg
Now
962.0
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+2.7
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 959–962
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lakes of the North, MI
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.5 μg/m³
PM 10
7.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
109.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.6 Low
Lakes of the North, MI
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:36 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
9:02 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lakes of the North, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:28 AM
Moonset
12:15 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Lakes of the North, 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 →

Lakes of the North at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 16 (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).

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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.