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Weather in Manchester, Michigan

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

Manchester, MI
Sunday, May 17 at 12:39 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
58%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:51 PM
Manchester, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
8p
57°
9p
52°
10p
50°
11p
47°
12a
45°
1a
43°
2a
41°
3a
41°
4a
40°
5a
39°
6a
40°
7a
45°
8a
54°
9a
59°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
65°
1p
66°
2p
68°
3p
69°
4p
70°
5p
69°
6p
67°
7p
L 39°H 70°
Manchester, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    27%
    80°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    20%
    86°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    34%
    84°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    78%
    82°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    68%
    64°47°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    59°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    55°46°
Manchester, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
254° · veering 54°
Direction
WSW
254°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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
avg 8 · pk 22 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 54° from the wsw.
Manchester, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.0
0.0 mb in 3h · rising · 28.94 inHg
Now
980.0
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+2.4
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978981
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Manchester, MI
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.8 μg/m³
PM 10
5.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.9 μg/m³
Ozone
107.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Manchester, MI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:43 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:51 PM
Civil dusk
1:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Manchester, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:16 AM
Moonset
1:22 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Manchester, 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 →

Manchester at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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 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 Manchester

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.