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Weather in Free Soil, Michigan

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

Free Soil, MI
Sunday, May 17 at 12:45 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
68%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
9:05 PM
Free Soil, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
8p
53°
9p
48°
10p
44°
11p
42°
12a
41°
1a
39°
2a
39°
3a
40°
4a
43°
5a
45°
10%
6a
48°
10%
7a
49°
8a
53°
9a
57°
10a
61°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
70°
3p
69°
4p
68°
5p
68°
6p
68°
7p
L 39°H 70°
Free Soil, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    82%
    79°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    43%
    72°52°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    56%
    75°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    69%
    70°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    11%
    51°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    61°33°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    69°42°
Free Soil, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
220° · veering 50°
Direction
SW
220°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
32
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
avg 11 · pk 32 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 50° from the sw.
Free Soil, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.2
+0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.09 inHg
Now
985.2
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982986
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Free Soil, MI
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.2 μg/m³
PM 10
9.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
110.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Free Soil, MI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:45 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
9:05 PM
Civil dusk
1:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Free Soil, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:17 AM
Moonset
1:39 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Free Soil, 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 →

Free Soil at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 11 (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 Free Soil

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.