Weather in Traverse City, Michigan
Roses open along the stoops. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Traverse City, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:42 PM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
40%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
9:05 PM
Traverse City, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
7p
60°
8p
54°
9p
50°
10p
46°
11p
44°
12a
42°
1a
41°
2a
40°
3a
40°
4a
41°
5a
42°
6a
44°
7a
49°
8a
54°
9a
59°
10a
61°
11a
64°
12p
69°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
Traverse City, MI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle77%82°58°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain34%63°47°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers39%73°54°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers55%71°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—47°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Partly Cloudy—56°35°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—64°41°
Traverse City, MI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Traverse City, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
219° · veering 26°
Direction
SW
219°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
43
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
Traverse City, MI
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 116.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.7 Low
Traverse City, MI
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:40 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
9:05 PM
Civil dusk
1:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Traverse City, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:32 AM
- Moonset
- 12:17 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Traverse City, MI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
weather
Traverse City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (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).