Weather in Alpha, Michigan
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alpha, MI
Sunday, May 17 at 12:36 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
28%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Alpha, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
7p
62°
8p
59°
9p
55°
10p
54°
11p
53°
12a
54°
1a
55°
11%
2a
55°
18%
3a
52°
29%
4a
51°
26%
5a
51°
27%
6a
52°
20%
7a
53°
8a
54°
9a
61°
10a
66°
11a
70°
12p
74°
1p
78°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
82°
6p
Alpha, MI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle65%79°53°
- SundayMay 17Rain40%58°41°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle73%78°50°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers82%61°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle—54°31°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°33°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle—60°38°
Alpha, MI
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Alpha, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
329° · veering 43°
Direction
NNW
329°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 11
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
Alpha, MI
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Alpha, MI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
1:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alpha, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:16 AM
- Moonset
- 1:58 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Alpha, MI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Alpha at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 22 (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).