Weather in Mackinac Island, Michigan
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mackinac Island, MI
Sunday, May 17 at 12:39 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
71%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
9:04 PM
Mackinac Island, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
8p
48°
9p
44°
10p
43°
11p
41°
12a
39°
1a
40°
2a
41°
3a
42°
4a
43°
5a
45°
6a
45°
7a
48°
8a
52°
9a
54°
10a
58°
11a
60°
12p
61°
1p
58°
12%
2p
65°
3p
68°
4p
70°
5p
63°
6p
60°
7p
Mackinac Island, MI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle32%66°49°
- SundayMay 17Rain46%56°45°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers69%65°47°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers66%64°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—50°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Mostly Clear—52°34°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—51°41°
Mackinac Island, MI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Mackinac Island, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
308° · veering 44°
Direction
NW
308°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 8
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Mackinac Island, MI
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Mackinac Island, MI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:31 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
9:04 PM
Civil dusk
1:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mackinac Island, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:01 AM
- Moonset
- 1:40 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Mackinac Island, MI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Mackinac Island at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 21 (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).