Weather in Shepherd, Michigan
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shepherd, MI
Sunday, May 17 at 12:35 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
50%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:57 PM
Shepherd, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
8p
59°
9p
53°
10p
49°
11p
47°
12a
45°
1a
43°
2a
41°
3a
40°
4a
40°
5a
40°
6a
41°
7a
46°
8a
51°
9a
53°
10a
54°
11a
56°
12p
62°
1p
67°
2p
70°
3p
70°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
71°
7p
Shepherd, MI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle64%82°55°
- SundayMay 17Overcast23%75°58°
- MondayMay 18Showers60%81°54°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle66%77°58°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast42%58°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—62°38°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—66°43°
Shepherd, MI
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Shepherd, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
247° · veering 56°
Direction
WSW
247°
Sustained
11
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
Shepherd, MI
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 101.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Shepherd, MI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:41 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Shepherd, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:13 AM
- Moonset
- 1:30 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Shepherd, MI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Shepherd at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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).