Leland, Michigan Weather
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Leland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 4:29 PM EST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Clear——57°42°—
- WednesdayNov 11Heavy Drizzle81%0.22″47°39°-10°
- ThursdayNov 12Light Snow Shwrs71%0.43″41°36°-6°
- FridayNov 13Light Snow Shwrs71%2.0″39°37°-2°
- SaturdayNov 14Light Snow Shwrs53%0.06″42°38°+3°
- SundayNov 15Light Drizzle——43°41°+1°
- MondayNov 16Overcast——44°41°+1°
Air quality now AQI 30 · Good
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 30 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 0.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 30
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).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 9:23 AM
- Moonset
- 5:47 PM
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
Leland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 50°F (high 57°F, low 42°F), 10°F above the 40°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: May 9 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 15 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — harvest fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — Leland
- Tue57°42°1%
- Wed47°40°81%
- Thu41°36°71%
- Fri39°37°71%
- Sat42°38°53%
- Sun43°41°9%
- Mon44°41°2%
- Tue47°40°2%
- Wed48°37°7%
- Thu48°41°10%
- Fri52°47°11%
- Sat49°44°37%
- Sun57°35°42%
- Mon36°34°42%
- Tue35°33°45%
- Wed38°34°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Post-frost dormancy
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically October 26) is due or past. Bring frost-tender plants indoors, mulch overwintering beds, and turn spent plantings under. This city's planting calendar for November: harvest fall brassicas and carrots.
Sun & seasons in Leland
Leland sits in Leelanau County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 37m of daylight and its shortest just 8h 46m — a swing of +6h 52m 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 225 miles to the SE. The nearest town Leland tracks is Interlochen, roughly 26 miles to the S.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| May | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | peas, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
Leland's warmest month is July (~67°F mean) and its coldest is January (~23°F). Rainfall peaks in October (4.0 inches) and bottoms out in February (1.5 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23° | 2.3″ | 18 |
| February | 24° | 1.5″ | 14 |
| March | 31° | 2.0″ | 11 |
| April | 41° | 2.9″ | 12 |
| May | 52° | 2.9″ | 13 |
| June | 62° | 3.0″ | 10 |
| July | 67° | 2.7″ | 10 |
| August | 67° | 2.7″ | 10 |
| September | 61° | 3.5″ | 12 |
| October | 49° | 4.0″ | 15 |
| November | 39° | 3.1″ | 16 |
| December | 29° | 2.3″ | 17 |
Regional context
Similar climates Lake Leelanau, MI, Suttons Bay, MI, Omena, MI
In Leland, NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals put January near 23°F and July near 67°F — a 44°F seasonal arc — with about 32.9 inches of precipitation over 157 rainy or snowy days.
Rainfall in Leland splits evenly between the seasons: October tops out at 4.0 inches over 15.3 rainy days, and February logs 1.5 inches across 13.6 — neither half of Leland's year dominates. That lines Leland up with places like Lake Leelanau, MI, Suttons Bay, MI and Omena, MI, fed by overlapping storm tracks.
Around May 9, Leland sheds its freezing nights — kale, peas, spinach, and parsnips go into Leland's beds. Tomatoes and peppers do best set out two weeks later in Leland, once nights clear the mid-40s°F. The season ends by October 26 in Leland, once hard frosts set back in. Open lawns in Leland whiten first when frost returns.
Similar climates: Lake Leelanau, MI, Suttons Bay, MI, Omena, MI, Northport, MI, Cedar, MI.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Leland?
- Leland's last spring frost lands near May 9, and in Leland the first fall frost follows around October 26.
- What is the rainy season in Leland?
- Leland sees its heaviest rain in October (around 4.0 inches), part of roughly 33 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Leland?
- July is Leland's warmest month, averaging about 67°F.
- What is the coldest month in Leland?
- Leland bottoms out in January, with a mean near 23°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Leland?
- Time tomatoes in Leland for two weeks after May 9; peas and greens start at Leland's frost line.
- How many rainy days does Leland get?
- Expect roughly 157 wet days a year in Leland.
- What hardiness zone is Leland?
- Leland sits in the USDA zone set by January lows near 23°F; the USDA ZIP tool gives the band.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Leland?
- Leland'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 Leland?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Leland in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Leland?
- Current conditions for Leland and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Leland forecast updated?
- The Leland forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Leland?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Leland 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 Leland?
- The next few days in Leland's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Leland sits at 45.0°N; its climate zone is warm-summer humid continental (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Leland
- 49654