Weather in Traverse City, Michigan
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Traverse City, MI
Sunday, May 17 at 12:35 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
49%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
9:05 PM
Traverse City, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
8p
54°
9p
50°
10p
46°
11p
44°
12a
42°
1a
41°
2a
40°
3a
40°
4a
41°
5a
42°
6a
44°
7a
49°
8a
54°
9a
59°
10a
61°
11a
64°
12p
69°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
72°
7p
Traverse City, MI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle77%82°58°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain33%63°48°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers39%74°54°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers55%70°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—47°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Partly Cloudy—56°34°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—65°41°
Traverse City, MI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Traverse City, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
216° · veering 24°
Direction
SW
216°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
43
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Traverse City, 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
Traverse City, MI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:40 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
9:05 PM
Civil dusk
1:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Traverse City, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:11 AM
- Moonset
- 1:39 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Traverse City, MI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Traverse City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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).