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Weather in Houghton Lake, Michigan

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

Houghton Lake, MI
Sunday, May 17 at 12:48 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
48%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
9:00 PM
Houghton Lake, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
8p
58°
9p
52°
10p
48°
11p
45°
12a
42°
1a
41°
2a
40°
3a
40°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
44°
7a
47°
8a
51°
9a
54°
10a
58°
11a
59°
12p
63°
1p
67°
2p
70°
3p
71°
4p
72°
5p
71°
6p
71°
7p
L 40°H 72°
Houghton Lake, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    55%
    82°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    32%
    73°52°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    51%
    79°53°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    61%
    73°51°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    22%
    54°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    63°32°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    65°40°
Houghton Lake, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
229° · veering 40°
Direction
SW
229°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 12
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 12 · pk 29 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 40° from the sw.
Houghton Lake, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.3
+0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 28.59 inHg
Now
968.3
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+2.3
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 964969
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Houghton Lake, MI
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.0 μg/m³
PM 10
7.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
108.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Houghton Lake, MI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:38 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
9:00 PM
Civil dusk
1:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Houghton Lake, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:09 AM
Moonset
1:34 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Houghton Lake, 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 →

Houghton Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 12 (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 Houghton Lake

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.