Right now
29°C / 83°F
Overcast · wind 12 km/h · 43% RH
Soil (6 cm)
22°C / 72°F
Warm-season seeds go
Hardiness zone
6a
est. from 10-yr extreme low -21°C
Frost window
Apr 29 – Oct 30
~184 frost-free days · first frost in ~52 days
Sun
07:05 – 19:54
sunrise – sunset today
Moon
Waning Crescent
10% lit · solunar good · full 2026-09-26
7-day forecast
America/Detroit
Tue
Overcast
29° / 15°
dry
Wed
Drizzle
27° / 21°
0.23 mm
Thu
Overcast
27° / 17°
dry
Fri
Clear
25° / 15°
dry
Sat
Overcast
29° / 17°
dry
Sun
Drizzle
30° / 20°
0.6 mm
Mon
Drizzle
24° / 18°
0.9 mm
This week
AI field guide · refreshed weeklyDetroit Gardening: Early Fall Planting & Harvest (Sept 8–14). Detroit-Area Fishing: Early Fall on the Great Lakes and Inland Waters. Fall Foraging in Detroit: September.
Gardening
Detroit Gardening: Early Fall Planting & Harvest (Sept 8–14)
Sow & harvest now
- Spinach (Bloomsdale, Space)
- Arugula (Roquette)
- Radish (Cherry Belle, Watermelon)
- Lettuce (Buttercrunch, Oakleaf)
Fishing
Detroit-Area Fishing: Early Fall on the Great Lakes and Inland Waters
What's biting
- Largemouth Bass
- Smallmouth Bass
- Walleye
- Channel Catfish
Foraging
Fall Foraging in Detroit: September
In season now
- Black Walnut
- Pawpaw
- Wild Grape (Vitis species)
- Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)
Your ecological region
Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Lowlands
The mixed hardwood heartland of Ontario, Quebec, the Great Lakes states and northern New England. Four real seasons and rich soils.
Regional guide →Your hardiness zone
Zone 6a
Estimated from a 10-year average extreme low of -21°C. What grows, what bites and what to forage across your zone.
Zone guide →Get this guide for Detroit every week
Frost warnings, what's biting, what's ripening. One email, Sunday evening.