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Weather in St. James, Michigan

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

St. James, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:39 PM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
58%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
9:07 PM
St. James, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
7p
53°
8p
50°
9p
46°
10p
42°
11p
42°
12a
42°
1a
41°
2a
42°
3a
43°
4a
45°
5a
45°
6a
47°
7a
51°
8a
52°
9a
56°
10a
57°
11a
57°
12p
54°
1p
61°
2p
64°
3p
66°
4p
62°
5p
61°
6p
L 41°H 66°
St. James, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    11%
    66°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    49%
    58°43°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    68%
    60°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    69%
    57°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    47°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    51°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    52°44°
St. James, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
243° · veering 42°
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 31 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
St. James, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.3
-0.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.15 inHg
Now
987.3
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+2.0
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984989
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
St. James, MI
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.7 μg/m³
PM 10
8.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
107.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.6 Low
St. James, MI
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:36 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
9:07 PM
Civil dusk
1:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
St. James, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:28 AM
Moonset
12:21 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
St. James, 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 →

St. James at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 20 (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 St. James

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.