Weather in Pontiac, Michigan
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pontiac, MI
Sunday, May 17 at 12:40 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
43%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Pontiac, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
8p
57°
9p
53°
10p
49°
11p
46°
12a
45°
1a
44°
2a
43°
3a
41°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
42°
7a
47°
8a
54°
9a
57°
10a
59°
11a
61°
12p
65°
1p
66°
2p
66°
3p
68°
4p
68°
5p
71°
6p
69°
7p
Pontiac, MI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle33%80°53°
- SundayMay 17Overcast24%86°62°
- MondayMay 18Overcast31%85°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers80%82°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle62%65°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—61°42°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle13%58°47°
Pontiac, MI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Pontiac, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
257° · veering 57°
Direction
WSW
257°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pontiac, MI
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 114.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Pontiac, MI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:38 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
1:22 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pontiac, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:11 AM
- Moonset
- 1:21 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Pontiac, MI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Pontiac at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (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).