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Weather in Portland, Michigan

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

Portland, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:43 PM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
51%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:56 PM
Portland, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
7p
64°
8p
59°
9p
54°
10p
51°
11p
49°
12a
46°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
45°
7a
48°
8a
52°
9a
54°
10a
57°
11a
61°
12p
64°
1p
66°
2p
68°
3p
69°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
L 41°H 71°
Portland, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    34%
    80°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    23%
    82°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    61%
    81°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    81%
    80°59°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    58%
    59°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    62°41°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    11%
    63°45°
Portland, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
243° · veering 75°
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 9
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 9 · pk 27 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Portland, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.6
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.6
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+2.8
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982986
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Portland, 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
Portland, 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 41m
Sunset
8:56 PM
Civil dusk
1:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Portland, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:36 AM
Moonset
12:08 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Portland, 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 →

Portland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°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 Portland

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.