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Weather in West Branch, Michigan

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

West Branch, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:42 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
25%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:58 PM
West Branch, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
7p
59°
8p
55°
9p
51°
10p
47°
11p
44°
12a
42°
1a
41°
2a
41°
3a
42°
4a
42°
5a
40°
6a
41°
7a
46°
8a
52°
9a
54°
10a
60°
11a
61°
12p
62°
1p
65°
2p
69°
3p
70°
4p
72°
5p
71°
6p
L 40°H 72°
West Branch, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    52%
    83°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    35%
    73°53°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    54%
    76°51°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    58%
    77°56°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    23%
    56°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    60°34°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    62°39°
West Branch, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
260° · veering 53°
Direction
W
260°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 10
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 10 · pk 31 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 53° from the w.
West Branch, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.4
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.80 inHg
Now
975.4
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+2.8
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972976
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
West Branch, MI
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.7 μg/m³
PM 10
7.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
115.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.6 Low
West Branch, 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 50m
Sunset
8:58 PM
Civil dusk
1:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
West Branch, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:28 AM
Moonset
12:10 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
West Branch, 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 →

West Branch at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 12 (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 West Branch

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.