Weather in Empire, Michigan
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Empire, MI
Sunday, May 17 at 12:42 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
64%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
9:07 PM
Empire, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
8p
52°
9p
48°
10p
45°
11p
44°
12a
43°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
43°
4a
46°
5a
47°
6a
48°
11%
7a
50°
8a
55°
9a
58°
10a
62°
11a
65°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
68°
3p
68°
4p
66°
5p
67°
6p
68°
7p
Empire, MI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle55%75°56°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain39%62°48°
- MondayMay 18Showers57%72°59°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers68%66°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—47°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—57°35°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—67°42°
Empire, MI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Empire, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
207° · veering 43°
Direction
SSW
207°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 12
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
Empire, MI
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 115.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Empire, MI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:41 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
9:07 PM
Civil dusk
1:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Empire, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:13 AM
- Moonset
- 1:42 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Empire, MI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Empire at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below 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).