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Weather in Saginaw, Michigan

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

Saginaw, MI
Sunday, May 17 at 12:38 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
48%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:54 PM
Saginaw, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
8p
57°
9p
53°
10p
50°
11p
48°
12a
46°
1a
44°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
43°
7a
48°
8a
53°
9a
57°
10a
59°
11a
62°
12p
65°
1p
68°
2p
70°
3p
71°
4p
72°
5p
71°
6p
71°
7p
L 42°H 72°
Saginaw, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    82°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    25%
    80°58°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    62%
    84°58°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    85%
    81°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    50%
    61°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    62°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    66°45°
Saginaw, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
241° · veering 43°
Direction
WSW
241°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 10
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
avg 10 · pk 27 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 43° from the wsw.
Saginaw, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.1
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.1
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+1.6
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986990
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Saginaw, MI
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.8 μg/m³
PM 10
7.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.4 μg/m³
Ozone
104.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Saginaw, 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 45m
Sunset
8:54 PM
Civil dusk
1:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Saginaw, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:10 AM
Moonset
1:26 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Saginaw, 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 →

Saginaw at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 7 (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 Saginaw

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.