Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Weather in Reed City, Michigan

Roses open along the stoops. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Reed City, MI
Saturday, May 16 at 11:37 PM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
46%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
9:02 PM
Reed City, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
7p
62°
8p
57°
9p
53°
10p
49°
11p
46°
12a
44°
1a
42°
2a
41°
3a
42°
4a
42°
5a
43°
6a
44°
7a
47°
8a
49°
9a
54°
10a
57°
11a
61°
12p
65°
1p
68°
2p
69°
3p
70°
4p
70°
5p
70°
6p
L 41°H 70°
Reed City, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    74%
    82°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    37%
    77°52°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Rain
    51%
    74°57°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    59%
    73°54°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    18%
    54°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    61°34°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    63°40°
Reed City, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
237° · veering 62°
Direction
WSW
237°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
26
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
avg 10 · pk 26 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 25 — flags snap, branches bend.
Reed City, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.9
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.76 inHg
Now
973.9
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+2.9
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970974
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Reed City, MI
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.1 μg/m³
PM 10
7.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
111.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.7 Low
Reed City, MI
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:43 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
9:02 PM
Civil dusk
1:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Reed City, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:35 AM
Moonset
12:14 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Reed City, MI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Reed City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 9 (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 16, 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 Reed City

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.