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This is the current conditions weather report for Holland. The report was made 49 minutes ago, at 09:29 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 14 miles per hour / 22.2 kilometers per hour with gusts up to 14 miles per hour / 22.2 kilometers per hour from the northwest (300°). The temperature was 19°F / -7°C, with a dew-point at 19°F / -7°C. The temperature felt like 7°F / -14°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.21 inHg / 1024 hPa. The relative humidity was 73%. The skies were overcast with light snow.

Holland is a city in the western region of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on Lake Macatawa and the Black River a few miles east of Lake Michigan. The city spans the Ottawa/Allegan county line, with 9.08 mi² in Ottawa and the remaining 8.13 mi² in Allegan. The population was 35,048 at the 2000 census. Holland's Metropolitan population as of 2005 was said to be well over 200,000 residents.

Holland has a large percentage of citizens of Dutch American heritage, many who still practice forms of the Dutch Reformed faith brought by the original settlers. It is home to Hope College and Western Theological Seminary, institutions of the Reformed Church in America. The city is best known for its Tulip Time Festival, the nationally-recognized downtown, and its rich Dutch history.

Each May Holland hosts an annual Tulip Time Festival. Tulip planting and the festival began in 1930 when 250,000 tulips were planted for the event. Currently six million tulips are used throughout the city. Tulips are planted along many city streets, in city parks and outside municipal buildings as well as at tourist attractions like Dutch Village, the city-owned Windmill Island park, and at a large tulip farm named Veldheer Tulip Gardens.

It is normally held the second week of May, right when the numerous tulips planted around the town are blooming. The festival lasts for over a week and features three parades: the Volksparade, usually led by the state governor with a broom as townspeople in Dutch costume wash the street; the Kinderparade, featuring local children dressed in traditional Dutch costume and wooden shoes; and the Muziekparade of marching bands.

Holland's downtown is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The "Snowmelt Project" established pipes transporting warm water from the nearby power plant to travel underneath downtown with the purpose of clearing the streets and sidewalks in the downtown area of any snow. Nearby Holland State Park is among the most visited parks in the state. Across the channel from the park is the Holland Harbor Light, known as "Big Red", one of the most photographed lighthouses in Michigan. De Zwaan, an original 250-year-old Dutch windmill, is situated on Windmill Island, a municipal park. Its height is 125 feet with 40 foot sails.

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