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Weather in Southgate, Michigan

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

Southgate, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:40 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
48%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Southgate, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
7p
65°
8p
60°
9p
55°
10p
52°
11p
50°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
42°
7a
48°
8a
56°
9a
59°
10a
63°
11a
65°
12p
68°
1p
67°
2p
70°
3p
70°
4p
69°
5p
71°
6p
L 41°H 71°
Southgate, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    33%
    80°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    14%
    86°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    87°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    71%
    87°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    70%
    70°50°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    60°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    13%
    67°50°
Southgate, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
238° · veering 44°
Direction
WSW
238°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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
avg 8 · pk 22 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 44° from the wsw.
Southgate, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.2
-0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.2
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988992
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Southgate, 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
Southgate, MI
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:40 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
1:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Southgate, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:31 AM
Moonset
12:00 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Southgate, 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 →

Southgate at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 29 (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 Southgate

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.