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Weather in Ortonville, Michigan

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

Ortonville, MI
Sunday, May 17 at 12:44 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
50%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:50 PM
Ortonville, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
8p
56°
9p
53°
10p
50°
11p
47°
12a
44°
1a
44°
2a
42°
3a
42°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
42°
7a
48°
8a
54°
9a
58°
10a
60°
11a
60°
12p
62°
1p
64°
2p
66°
3p
67°
4p
67°
5p
69°
6p
69°
7p
L 42°H 69°
Ortonville, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    80°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    33%
    84°59°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    40%
    83°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    80%
    81°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    64°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    61°41°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    58°46°
Ortonville, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
247° · veering 60°
Direction
WSW
247°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 9
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 9 · pk 28 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 60° from the wsw.
Ortonville, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.5
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.87 inHg
Now
977.5
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+1.9
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976979
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ortonville, MI
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.9 μg/m³
PM 10
8.9 μg/m³
NO₂
4.3 μg/m³
Ozone
110.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Ortonville, 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 41m
Sunset
8:50 PM
Civil dusk
1:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ortonville, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:10 AM
Moonset
1:22 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ortonville, 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 →

Ortonville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 3 (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 Ortonville

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.