Weather in Chatham, Michigan
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chatham, MI
Sunday, May 17 at 12:40 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
66%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
9:15 PM
Chatham, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
8p
52°
9p
49°
10p
47°
11p
46°
12a
45°
1a
44°
2a
44°
3a
44°
4a
47°
5a
47°
6a
46°
15%
7a
47°
18%
8a
48°
25%
9a
50°
36%
10a
52°
22%
11a
55°
12p
60°
1p
63°
2p
68°
3p
72°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
68°
7p
Chatham, MI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain67%75°46°
- SundayMay 17Rain44%53°38°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle81%75°44°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers70%58°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—45°32°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°32°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle—62°38°
Chatham, MI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Chatham, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
336° · veering 49°
Direction
NNW
336°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Chatham, MI
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Chatham, MI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:39 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
9:15 PM
Civil dusk
1:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chatham, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:09 AM
- Moonset
- 1:53 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Chatham, MI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Chatham at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 24 (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).