Weather in Bay City, Michigan
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bay City, MI
Sunday, May 17 at 12:39 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
47%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:54 PM
Bay City, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
8p
55°
9p
51°
10p
48°
11p
45°
12a
44°
1a
42°
2a
41°
3a
41°
4a
40°
5a
39°
6a
41°
7a
46°
8a
53°
9a
56°
10a
60°
11a
61°
12p
65°
1p
67°
2p
70°
3p
71°
4p
72°
5p
71°
6p
70°
7p
Bay City, MI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle52%84°54°
- SundayMay 17Overcast24%70°57°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers71%84°55°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle81%80°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle48%59°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—56°40°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—65°44°
Bay City, MI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Bay City, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
246° · veering 51°
Direction
WSW
246°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 11
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
Bay City, 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
Bay City, MI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:37 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.
Bay City, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:09 AM
- Moonset
- 1:27 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Bay City, MI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Bay City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 8 (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).