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Weather in New Buffalo, Michigan

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

New Buffalo, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:41 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
56%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Sunset
9:01 PM
New Buffalo, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
7p
57°
8p
53°
9p
50°
10p
46°
11p
45°
12a
44°
1a
43°
2a
43°
3a
45°
4a
46°
5a
47°
19%
6a
48°
7a
51°
8a
57°
9a
61°
10a
62°
11a
62°
12p
65°
1p
66°
2p
67°
3p
69°
4p
72°
5p
72°
6p
L 43°H 72°
New Buffalo, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    80°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    87°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    60%
    81°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    74%
    77°57°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    58%
    55°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    61°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    12%
    66°43°
New Buffalo, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
236° · veering 67°
Direction
SW
236°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 28 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 67° from the sw.
New Buffalo, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.3
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.18 inHg
Now
988.3
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984990
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
New Buffalo, MI
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
2.3 μg/m³
PM 10
2.8 μg/m³
NO₂
5.0 μg/m³
Ozone
110.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.5 Low
New Buffalo, MI
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:55 AM
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
9:01 PM
Civil dusk
1:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
New Buffalo, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:47 AM
Moonset
12:13 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
New Buffalo, 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 →

New Buffalo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 27 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of May 16, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in New Buffalo

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.