Weather in Dexter, Michigan
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dexter, MI
Sunday, May 17 at 12:37 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
51%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:51 PM
Dexter, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
8p
56°
9p
52°
10p
49°
11p
47°
12a
44°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
40°
4a
38°
5a
38°
6a
40°
7a
45°
8a
54°
9a
58°
10a
60°
11a
63°
12p
64°
1p
65°
2p
67°
3p
69°
4p
70°
5p
70°
6p
68°
7p
Dexter, MI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle41%82°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast21%86°58°
- MondayMay 18Overcast41%83°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers80%81°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast69%63°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—60°42°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle15%58°45°
Dexter, MI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Dexter, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
264° · veering 84°
Direction
W
264°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Dexter, MI
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 112.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Dexter, MI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:42 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:51 PM
Civil dusk
1:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dexter, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:15 AM
- Moonset
- 1:22 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Dexter, MI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Dexter at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (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).