Lansing, Michigan Weather
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Lansing weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 12:10 AM EDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Overcast——63°49°—
- TuesdaySep 22Overcast——62°45°-1°
- WednesdaySep 23Overcast——63°56°+1°
- ThursdaySep 24Overcast——72°54°+9°
- FridaySep 25Overcast——72°47°0°
- SaturdaySep 26Overcast——73°47°+1°
- SundaySep 27Overcast——74°47°+1°
Air quality now AQI 47 · Good
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 5:19 PM
- Moonset
- 1:49 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Lansing at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 56°F (high 63°F, low 49°F), 4°F below the 60°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: May 1 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 8 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
15-Day Forecast — Lansing
- Mon63°49°0%
- Tue62°45°3%
- Wed63°56°6%
- Thu72°54°1%
- Fri72°47°0%
- Sat73°47°0%
- Sun74°47°4%
- Mon76°51°5%
- Tue76°51°18%
- Wed82°55°18%
- Thu73°54°12%
- Fri79°49°26%
- Sat88°66°32%
- Sun64°48°17%
- Mon56°41°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Lansing
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on Lansing — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of September 21, the season's first frost (typically October 13) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for September: plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
Sun & seasons in Lansing
Lansing sits in Ingham County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 20m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 2m — a swing of +6h 18m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Detroit, the state’s largest city, lies about 78 miles to the ESE. The nearest town Lansing tracks is Flint, roughly 49 miles to the ENE.
Air quality in Lansing
Air quality in Lansing’s county has trended cleaner since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 37). See the full air-quality history for Lansing.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| May | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
In Lansing, July runs warmest near 72°F and January coldest around 24°F, while June is the wettest month (3.8 inches) and February the driest (1.7 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 2.1″ | 5 |
| February | 26° | 1.7″ | 5 |
| March | 35° | 2.1″ | 6 |
| April | 47° | 3.3″ | 8 |
| May | 58° | 3.7″ | 7 |
| June | 68° | 3.8″ | 6 |
| July | 72° | 2.9″ | 6 |
| August | 70° | 3.5″ | 6 |
| September | 63° | 2.8″ | 5 |
| October | 51° | 3.2″ | 7 |
| November | 40° | 2.5″ | 5 |
| December | 30° | 1.9″ | 5 |
Regional context
Similar climates Edgemont Park, MI, Waverly, MI, East Lansing, MI
In Lansing, NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals put January near 24°F and July near 72°F — a 48°F seasonal arc — with about 33.3 inches of precipitation over 71 rainy or snowy days.
Precipitation in Lansing runs summer-dominant: June averages 3.8 inches across 6.2 days of warm-season storms, while February drops to 1.7 inches over 4.6 rainy days of drier cool air. That puts Lansing in a summer-convective cohort with places like Edgemont Park, MI, Waverly, MI and East Lansing, MI.
Around May 1, Lansing sheds its freezing nights — kale, peas, spinach, and parsnips go into Lansing's beds. Lansing's heat-lovers — tomatoes, peppers, squash — hold off until Lansing's frost risk clears, 10-14 days on. The season ends by October 13 in Lansing, once hard frosts set back in. Open lawns in Lansing whiten first when frost returns.
Similar climates: Edgemont Park, MI, Waverly, MI, East Lansing, MI, Holt, MI, Dimondale, MI.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Lansing?
- Frost typically leaves Lansing by May 1 and returns to Lansing near October 13.
- What is the rainy season in Lansing?
- Lansing sees its heaviest rain in June (around 3.8 inches), part of roughly 33 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Lansing?
- The warmest stretch in Lansing comes in July, around 72°F on average.
- What is the coldest month in Lansing?
- On average January is the chilliest month in Lansing, about 24°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Lansing?
- Frost-hardy sowings begin at May 1 in Lansing; warm-season starts follow two weeks on.
- How many rainy days does Lansing get?
- Expect roughly 71 wet days a year in Lansing.
- What hardiness zone is Lansing?
- Lansing's hardiness zone tracks its winter low; with January near 24°F, check the USDA ZIP map for the exact zone.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Lansing?
- Lansing's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Lansing?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Lansing in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Lansing?
- Current conditions for Lansing and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Lansing forecast updated?
- The Lansing forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Lansing?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Lansing are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Lansing?
- The next few days in Lansing's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Lansing sits at 42.7°N; its climate zone is warm-summer humid continental (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Lansing
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