East Lansing, MI Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for East Lansing, a city in Ingham County, Michigan.

This Afternoon

72°F

Mostly Cloudy

Mostly cloudy. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 8 mph.

7-day forecast for East Lansing

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
This Afternoon	72°F	Mostly Cloudy	8 mph NE	1%
Tonight	54°F	Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers	6 to 9 mph ENE	33%
Saturday	65°F	Showers And Thunderstorms	5 to 9 mph ESE	77%
Saturday Night	57°F	Showers And Thunderstorms	3 to 8 mph E	77%
Sunday	66°F	Chance Rain Showers	6 to 12 mph NE	52%
Sunday Night	50°F	Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	8 to 13 mph NE	39%
Monday	63°F	Mostly Cloudy	13 mph NE	11%
Monday Night	47°F	Mostly Cloudy	9 to 14 mph NE	9%
Tuesday	62°F	Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	14 mph NE	19%
Tuesday Night	49°F	Chance Rain Showers	9 to 14 mph NE	38%
Wednesday	62°F	Chance Rain Showers	10 mph NE	39%
Wednesday Night	50°F	Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	5 to 10 mph NE	30%
Thursday	65°F	Partly Sunny	5 to 9 mph NNE	7%
Thursday Night	50°F	Mostly Cloudy	2 to 7 mph NNE	7%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for East Lansing (42.749, -84.482). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for East Lansing

Last spring frost

Apr 28

First fall frost

Oct 17

Growing season

173 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for East Lansing: nearby ZIP 48825 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Michigan frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, East Lansing 4 S, Mi (4 mi from East Lansing). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 18, 2026.