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Alma, Michigan Weather

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

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

Alma, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:30 AM
70
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
74°
Humidity
90%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Sunset
5:22 PM
Alma, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAlma, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 35% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 67°H 84°
Alma, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Showers
    35%
    0.99″
    84°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    78°64°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    78°57°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    83°55°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    83°61°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    79°64°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    25%
    80°59°+1°
Alma, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
182° · backing 51°
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 8 · pk 24 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 187SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 51° from the s.
Alma, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.8
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.23 inHg
Now
989.8
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.4987.6990.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Alma, MI
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-26 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 26 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.4 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
11μg/m³
OzoneGood
54μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.4 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
light
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Alma, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.9mi
UNLIMITED
83 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
09:30 UTC · Alma, 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
09:30 UTC · Alma, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Alma, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Alma, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Alma, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:29 AM
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Daylight
15h 19m
Sunset
5:22 PM
Civil dusk
9:58 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Alma, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:38 PM
Moonset
10:39 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Alma, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alma at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 48801

15-Day Forecast — Alma

  1. Sat86°69°35%
  2. Sun78°64°8%
  3. Mon78°57°5%
  4. Tue83°55°2%
  5. Wed83°61°11%
  6. Thu79°64°23%
  7. Fri80°59°25%
  8. Sat81°61°15%
  9. Sun76°62°10%
  10. Mon81°60°11%
  11. Tue71°61°12%
  12. Wed82°58°16%
  13. Thu82°60°31%
  14. Fri83°68°33%
  15. Sat76°57°14%

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 — Alma

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Alma

  • 48801

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.