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Weather in Freeport, Michigan

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

Freeport, MI
Sunday, May 17 at 12:37 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
62%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
8:57 PM
Freeport, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
8p
55°
9p
51°
10p
48°
11p
46°
12a
44°
1a
42°
2a
41°
3a
40°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
44°
7a
48°
8a
51°
9a
54°
10a
58°
11a
62°
12p
63°
1p
66°
2p
67°
3p
69°
4p
70°
5p
70°
6p
69°
7p
L 40°H 70°
Freeport, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    39%
    79°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    19%
    82°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    60%
    81°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    79%
    77°57°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    58%
    59°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    62°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    10%
    64°44°
Freeport, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
236° · veering 64°
Direction
SW
236°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
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
avg 10 · pk 26 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 64° from the sw.
Freeport, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.1
+0.5 mb in 3h · rising · 29.03 inHg
Now
983.1
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+2.0
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980984
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Freeport, MI
Air quality
71
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.8 μg/m³
PM 10
8.7 μg/m³
NO₂
4.0 μg/m³
Ozone
100.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Freeport, MI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Freeport, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:19 AM
Moonset
1:30 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Freeport, 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 →

Freeport at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 3 (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 Freeport

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.