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
River Rouge, MI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle33%77°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast20%85°61°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle24%87°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers72%85°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle68%69°49°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—61°46°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle13%58°51°
River Rouge, MI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
River Rouge, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).