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Weather in Yale, Michigan

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Yale, MI
Sunday, May 17 at 12:36 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
46%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Yale, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
8p
51°
9p
48°
10p
45°
11p
41°
12a
40°
1a
40°
2a
37°
3a
37°
4a
37°
5a
36°
6a
39°
7a
45°
8a
53°
9a
58°
10a
62°
11a
61°
12p
64°
1p
64°
2p
66°
3p
68°
4p
69°
5p
69°
6p
70°
7p
L 36°H 70°
Yale, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    42%
    81°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    27%
    84°57°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    84°60°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    77%
    79°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    65°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    58°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    61°44°
Yale, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
241° · veering 63°
Direction
WSW
241°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
28
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 28 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 63° from the wsw.
Yale, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.0
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.00 inHg
Now
982.0
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+1.7
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980983
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Yale, MI
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.3 μg/m³
PM 10
9.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.4 μg/m³
Ozone
103.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Yale, MI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:35 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
1:22 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Yale, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:06 AM
Moonset
1:20 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Yale, MI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Yale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 5 (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 17, 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 Yale

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.