Right now
27°C / 81°F
Overcast · wind 11 km/h · 55% RH
Soil (6 cm)
20°C / 67°F
Warm-season seeds go
Hardiness zone
6a
est. from 10-yr extreme low -21°C
Frost window
May 3 – Oct 25
~175 frost-free days · first frost in ~47 days
Sun
07:15 – 20:05
sunrise – sunset today
Moon
Waning Crescent
10% lit · solunar good · full 2026-09-26
7-day forecast
America/Detroit
Tue
Overcast
27° / 13°
dry
Wed
Rain
25° / 19°
4.1 mm
Thu
Overcast
26° / 15°
dry
Fri
Clear
26° / 12°
dry
Sat
Overcast
28° / 15°
dry
Sun
Drizzle
27° / 18°
2.1 mm
Mon
Drizzle
21° / 15°
0.6 mm
This week
AI field guide · refreshed weeklyGrand Rapids Gardening: Early September – Extend Fall, Plant Spring Bulbs. Fall Fishing Around Grand Rapids: September's Prime Window. Fall Foraging in Grand Rapids: September.
Gardening
Grand Rapids Gardening: Early September – Extend Fall, Plant Spring Bulbs
Sow & harvest now
- Spinach (Bloomsdale, Space or Tyee)
- Arugula (Roquette)
- Radish (Cherry Belle, Icicle)
- Mâche (Corn Salad)
Fishing
Fall Fishing Around Grand Rapids: September's Prime Window
What's biting
- Largemouth Bass
- Smallmouth Bass
- Walleye
- Bluegill & Sunfish
Foraging
Fall Foraging in Grand Rapids: September
In season now
- Black Walnut
- Wild Grapes
- Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)
- Pawpaw
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 Grand Rapids every week
Frost warnings, what's biting, what's ripening. One email, Sunday evening.