Weather in Shields, Michigan
Roses open along the stoops. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shields, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:38 PM
78
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
74°
Humidity
46%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:54 PM
Shields, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
7p
62°
8p
57°
9p
53°
10p
50°
11p
47°
12a
45°
1a
44°
2a
42°
3a
41°
4a
41°
5a
40°
6a
42°
7a
47°
8a
52°
9a
57°
10a
58°
11a
61°
12p
65°
1p
68°
2p
70°
3p
71°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
Shields, MI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain52%82°54°
- SundayMay 17Overcast26%79°57°
- MondayMay 18Showers65%83°58°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle82%79°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast49%61°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—60°39°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—66°41°
Shields, MI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Shields, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
248° · veering 56°
Direction
WSW
248°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 11
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Shields, MI
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 112.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.6 Low
Shields, MI
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:39 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:54 PM
Civil dusk
1:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Shields, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:30 AM
- Moonset
- 12:07 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Shields, MI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
weather
Shields at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (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).