Applegate, Michigan Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Applegate weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle38%0.13″79°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—79°64°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle—0.01″74°63°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——78°62°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—83°61°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle31%0.01″73°61°-10°
- FridayJul 10Overcast26%—75°59°+2°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.0 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.0 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 10:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Applegate 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: 48401
15-Day Forecast — Applegate
- Sat82°67°38%
- Sun79°64°11%
- Mon74°63°5%
- Tue78°62°5%
- Wed83°61°12%
- Thu73°61°31%
- Fri75°59°26%
- Sat80°60°18%
- Sun76°60°15%
- Mon83°57°18%
- Tue71°62°15%
- Wed75°59°19%
- Thu82°60°34%
- Fri81°68°39%
- Sat67°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 — Applegate
SPC includes Applegate 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 Applegate
- 48401