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Weather in Ypsilanti, Michigan

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

Ypsilanti, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:42 PM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
47%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Ypsilanti, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
7p
62°
8p
57°
9p
53°
10p
50°
11p
48°
12a
45°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
41°
4a
39°
5a
39°
6a
40°
7a
44°
8a
53°
9a
58°
10a
60°
11a
64°
12p
64°
1p
67°
2p
69°
3p
70°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
L 39°H 71°
Ypsilanti, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    35%
    81°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    16%
    86°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    29%
    84°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    75%
    82°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    70%
    67°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    60°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    58°48°
Ypsilanti, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
254° · veering 58°
Direction
WSW
254°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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 7 · pk 20
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 58° from the wsw.
Ypsilanti, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.5
-0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.04 inHg
Now
983.5
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982985
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ypsilanti, MI
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.2 μg/m³
PM 10
7.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.5 μg/m³
Ozone
120.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.5 Low
Ypsilanti, MI
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:41 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
1:22 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ypsilanti, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:33 AM
Moonset
12:02 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ypsilanti, 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 →

Ypsilanti at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 29 (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 Ypsilanti

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.