Shields, MI Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Shields, a community in Saginaw County, Michigan.

This Afternoon

76°F

Mostly Sunny

Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South southwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

7-day forecast for Shields

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
This Afternoon	76°F	Mostly Sunny	16 mph SSW	3%
Tonight	60°F	Mostly Cloudy	13 mph S	9%
Wednesday	70°F	Light Rain	12 to 16 mph S	86%
Wednesday Night	50°F	Light Rain Likely	8 to 14 mph SSW	68%
Thursday	61°F	Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain	9 to 14 mph SW	15%
Thursday Night	45°F	Chance Light Rain	2 to 8 mph W	29%
Friday	55°F	Chance Light Rain	3 to 10 mph NNW	42%
Friday Night	38°F	Chance Light Rain	6 to 10 mph N	42%
Saturday	52°F	Slight Chance Light Rain then Partly Sunny	8 mph NW	20%
Saturday Night	35°F	Partly Cloudy	5 mph W	8%
Sunday	54°F	Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain	3 to 9 mph SW	18%
Sunday Night	35°F	Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy	3 to 7 mph W	18%
Monday	55°F	Mostly Sunny	5 to 12 mph W	13%
Monday Night	37°F	Partly Cloudy	8 mph WSW	10%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Shields (43.423, -84.074). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Shields

Last spring frost

Apr 29

First fall frost

Oct 21

Growing season

175 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Shields: nearby ZIP 48609 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Michigan frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Saginaw #3, Mi (6.6 mi from Shields). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Nov 3, 2026.