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Weather in Sand Lake, Michigan

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

Sand Lake, MI
Sunday, May 17 at 5:58 AM
57
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
66%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:57 PM
Sand Lake, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
43°
1a
40°
2a
39°
3a
39°
4a
38°
5a
39°
6a
40°
7a
45°
8a
49°
9a
56°
10a
59°
11a
62°
12p
63°
1p
64°
2p
68°
3p
71°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
70°
7p
68°
8p
65°
9p
62°
10p
61°
11p
60°
12a
L 38°H 71°
Sand Lake, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Rain
    44%
    65°50°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    56%
    77°51°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    64%
    78°55°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    18%
    60°41°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    57°35°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    45°41°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    12%
    62°42°
Sand Lake, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
350° · veering 135°
Direction
N
350°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 8
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 8 · pk 31 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 135° from the n.
Sand Lake, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.5
0.0 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.01 inHg
Now
982.5
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+2.8
mb
24h
+1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978985
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sand Lake, MI
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.8 μg/m³
PM 10
6.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Sand Lake, MI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:33 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
8:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sand Lake, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:05 AM
Moonset
1:29 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Sand Lake, 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 →

Sand Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below 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).

ZIP codes in Sand Lake

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.