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
West Branch, MI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle52%83°54°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain35%73°53°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle54%76°51°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle58%77°56°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast23%56°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—60°34°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—62°39°
West Branch, MI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
West Branch, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).