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Weather in River Rouge, Michigan

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

River Rouge, MI
Sunday, May 17 at 12:40 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
65%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
River Rouge, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
8p
55°
9p
51°
10p
49°
11p
47°
12a
46°
1a
44°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
41°
6a
41°
7a
45°
8a
52°
9a
56°
10a
60°
11a
61°
12p
65°
1p
66°
2p
67°
3p
67°
4p
67°
5p
68°
6p
67°
7p
L 41°H 68°
River Rouge, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    33%
    77°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    20%
    85°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    24%
    87°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    72%
    85°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    68%
    69°49°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    61°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    13%
    58°51°
River Rouge, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
214° · veering 45°
Direction
SW
214°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
avg 7 · pk 20 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 45° from the sw.
River Rouge, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.6
-0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.25 inHg
Now
990.6
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+1.6
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989992
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
River Rouge, MI
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.2 μg/m³
PM 10
8.5 μg/m³
NO₂
7.5 μg/m³
Ozone
120.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
River Rouge, MI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
1:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
River Rouge, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:12 AM
Moonset
1:18 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
River Rouge, 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 →

River Rouge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • 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).

ZIP codes in River Rouge

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.