Weather in Bessemer, Michigan
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bessemer, MI
Sunday, May 17 at 12:42 AM
54
°
Clear
Feels like
47°
Humidity
57%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Bessemer, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
7p
63°
8p
63°
9p
61°
12%
10p
61°
24%
11p
56°
48%
12a
54°
88%
1a
53°
57%
2a
53°
64%
3a
52°
18%
4a
53°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
56°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
68°
11a
74°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
Bessemer, MI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast18%73°47°
- SundayMay 17Overcast43%62°39°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain73%57°49°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle92%53°36°
- WednesdayMay 20Foggy10%54°34°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast12%64°35°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle12%58°43°
Bessemer, MI
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Bessemer, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
345° · veering 145°
Direction
NNW
345°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
38
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
Bessemer, MI
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 70.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Bessemer, MI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:51 AM
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bessemer, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:21 AM
- Moonset
- 2:07 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Bessemer, MI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Bessemer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 25 (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).