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
Houghton Lake, MI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle55%82°56°
- SundayMay 17Rain32%73°52°
- MondayMay 18Rain51%79°53°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers61%73°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast22%54°37°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°32°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—65°40°
Houghton Lake, MI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Houghton Lake, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).