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Weather in North Branch, Michigan

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

North Branch, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:41 PM
78
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
73°
Humidity
41%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:50 PM
North Branch, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
7p
59°
8p
53°
9p
50°
10p
47°
11p
44°
12a
42°
1a
41°
2a
40°
3a
40°
4a
39°
5a
39°
6a
40°
7a
44°
8a
54°
9a
59°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
63°
1p
65°
2p
66°
3p
69°
4p
70°
5p
70°
6p
L 39°H 70°
North Branch, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    82°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    26%
    83°57°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    53%
    84°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    83%
    80°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    65°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    57°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    64°41°
North Branch, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
249° · veering 71°
Direction
WSW
249°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
26
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 26 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
North Branch, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.6
-0.4 mb in 3h · rising · 28.93 inHg
Now
979.6
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979982
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
North Branch, MI
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.4 μg/m³
PM 10
9.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
113.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.5 Low
North Branch, MI
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:36 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:50 PM
Civil dusk
1:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
North Branch, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:27 AM
Moonset
12:03 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
North Branch, 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 →

North Branch at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 5 (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 North Branch

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.