Weather in Sterling, Michigan
Roses open along the stoops. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sterling, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:40 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
27%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:56 PM
Sterling, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
7p
56°
8p
53°
9p
50°
10p
46°
11p
43°
12a
43°
1a
40°
2a
40°
3a
40°
4a
40°
5a
39°
6a
40°
7a
44°
8a
49°
9a
54°
10a
54°
11a
60°
12p
63°
1p
66°
2p
69°
3p
71°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
Sterling, MI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast38%85°54°
- SundayMay 17Rain32%70°54°
- MondayMay 18Showers60%77°52°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle66%77°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast30%59°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—57°35°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—61°40°
Sterling, MI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Sterling, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
265° · veering 56°
Direction
W
265°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
31
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
Sterling, MI
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 104.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.6 Low
Sterling, 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 48m
Sunset
8:56 PM
Civil dusk
1:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sterling, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:28 AM
- Moonset
- 12:09 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sterling, MI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
weather
Sterling at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 10 (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).