Weather in Houghton, Michigan
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Houghton, MI
Sunday, May 17 at 12:41 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
50°
Humidity
48%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
9:24 PM
Houghton, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
8p
53°
9p
50°
10p
48°
11p
46°
12a
49°
1a
51°
2a
52°
18%
3a
51°
44%
4a
51°
79%
5a
50°
71%
6a
50°
36%
7a
51°
12%
8a
53°
16%
9a
58°
10a
63°
11a
67°
12p
73°
1p
76°
2p
81°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
81°
6p
78°
7p
Houghton, MI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast11%74°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast45%49°39°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain75%55°42°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle80%45°35°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—52°33°
- ThursdayMay 21Partly Cloudy11%60°37°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle11%62°41°
Houghton, MI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Houghton, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
355° · veering 139°
Direction
N
355°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 14
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
Houghton, MI
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 66.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Houghton, MI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:42 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
9:24 PM
Civil dusk
2:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Houghton, MI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:12 AM
- Moonset
- 2:04 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Houghton, MI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Houghton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 29 (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).