Weather in Elk Rapids, Michigan
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elk Rapids, MI
Sunday, May 17 at 12:40 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
50%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
9:04 PM
Elk Rapids, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
8p
52°
9p
48°
10p
44°
11p
43°
12a
40°
1a
41°
2a
40°
3a
40°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
44°
7a
48°
8a
53°
9a
57°
10a
60°
11a
62°
12p
66°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
72°
7p
Elk Rapids, MI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle69%79°56°
- SundayMay 17Rain38%68°47°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers41%79°53°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers59%72°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—46°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Partly Cloudy—60°32°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—68°40°
Elk Rapids, MI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Elk Rapids, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
209° · veering 26°
Direction
SSW
209°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Elk Rapids, MI
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 116.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Elk Rapids, MI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:38 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
9:04 PM
Civil dusk
1:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elk Rapids, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:09 AM
- Moonset
- 1:39 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Elk Rapids, MI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Elk Rapids at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (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).