Weather in Royal Oak, Michigan
Roses open along the stoops. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Royal Oak, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:41 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
43%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Royal Oak, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
7p
63°
8p
58°
9p
54°
10p
51°
11p
48°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
41°
6a
42°
7a
47°
8a
53°
9a
60°
10a
62°
11a
64°
12p
67°
1p
67°
2p
68°
3p
69°
4p
70°
5p
72°
6p
Royal Oak, MI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle29%81°53°
- SundayMay 17Overcast20%88°62°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle22%88°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers76%86°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle58%70°49°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°45°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle13%67°49°
Royal Oak, MI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Royal Oak, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
233° · veering 26°
Direction
SW
233°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Royal Oak, MI
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 127.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.5 Low
Royal Oak, MI
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:38 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
1:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Royal Oak, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:30 AM
- Moonset
- 12:01 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Royal Oak, MI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
weather
Royal Oak at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (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).