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Allen, Michigan Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Allen weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Allen, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:29 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
94%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Sunset
5:17 PM
Allen, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAllen, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 55% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 66°H 83°
Allen, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    68%
    0.13″
    83°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    59%
    1.7″
    78°66°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    24%
    0.19″
    75°59°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°58°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    80°59°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    0.01″
    73°65°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    26%
    79°61°+6°
Allen, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
290° · steady
Direction
WNW
290°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 23 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 237SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the wnw.
Allen, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.8
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.84 inHg
Now
976.8
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.3976.6977.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Allen, MI
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-14 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
87μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 13

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.7 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Allen, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
93%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.7mi
UNLIMITED
76 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
09:29 UTC · Allen, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
09:29 UTC · Allen, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Allen, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Allen, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Allen, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:36 AM
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
5:17 PM
Civil dusk
9:53 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Allen, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 PM
Moonset
10:42 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Allen, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Allen at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 49227

15-Day Forecast — Allen

  1. Sat83°69°68%
  2. Sun78°66°59%
  3. Mon75°59°24%
  4. Tue80°58°6%
  5. Wed80°59°7%
  6. Thu73°65°26%
  7. Fri79°61°26%
  8. Sat80°60°23%
  9. Sun74°60°11%
  10. Mon82°59°7%
  11. Tue70°60°12%
  12. Wed76°55°16%
  13. Thu79°57°44%
  14. Fri77°63°33%
  15. Sat74°60°19%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Allen

SPC includes Allen in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Allen

  • 49227

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.