Weather in Big Rapids, Michigan
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Big Rapids, MI
Sunday, May 17 at 12:37 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
51%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
9:01 PM
Big Rapids, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
8p
58°
9p
54°
10p
50°
11p
47°
12a
45°
1a
43°
2a
41°
3a
41°
4a
41°
5a
42°
6a
44°
7a
48°
8a
50°
9a
55°
10a
58°
11a
62°
12p
66°
1p
69°
2p
70°
3p
70°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
71°
7p
Big Rapids, MI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast75%83°55°
- SundayMay 17Light Showers34%78°56°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers53%79°59°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle58%75°53°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast18%56°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—61°35°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—66°42°
Big Rapids, MI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Big Rapids, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
221° · veering 41°
Direction
SW
221°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Big Rapids, MI
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 101.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Big Rapids, MI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:43 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
9:01 PM
Civil dusk
1:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Big Rapids, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:15 AM
- Moonset
- 1:34 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Big Rapids, MI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Big Rapids at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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).