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Bear Lake, Michigan Weather

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

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

Bear Lake, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:30 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
92%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:00 AM
Sunset
5:28 PM
Bear Lake, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBear Lake, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 79°
Bear Lake, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    19%
    0.46″
    79°65°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    78°62°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    83°55°+5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    84°57°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    0.22″
    83°63°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Foggy
    44%
    79°57°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    28%
    82°53°+3°
Bear Lake, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
335° · veering 96°
Direction
NNW
335°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
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 5 · pk 16 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Bear Lake, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.5
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.72 inHg
Now
972.5
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972974
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW974.2971.5972.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bear Lake, MI
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Bear Lake, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
54 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 · Bear Lake, 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 · Bear Lake, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bear Lake, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bear Lake, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bear Lake, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:24 AM
Sunrise
2:00 AM
Daylight
15h 28m
Sunset
5:28 PM
Civil dusk
10:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bear Lake, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 PM
Moonset
10:39 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bear Lake, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bear Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 65°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 49614

15-Day Forecast — Bear Lake

  1. Sat80°65°19%
  2. Sun78°62°5%
  3. Mon83°55°2%
  4. Tue84°57°2%
  5. Wed83°63°40%
  6. Thu79°57°44%
  7. Fri82°53°28%
  8. Sat78°58°19%
  9. Sun67°57°14%
  10. Mon77°56°15%
  11. Tue64°59°15%
  12. Wed78°57°19%
  13. Thu83°61°39%
  14. Fri77°60°36%
  15. Sat78°54°20%

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 — Bear Lake

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Bear Lake

  • 49646

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.