Benton Harbor, Michigan Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Benton Harbor weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle83%0.06″78°68°—
- SundayJul 5Rain15%0.13″75°67°-3°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle—0.01″76°62°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——75°62°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle14%—81°65°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers36%0.18″72°66°-9°
- FridayJul 10Overcast36%—80°62°+8°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 77 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 10:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Benton Harbor at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 49022
15-Day Forecast — Benton Harbor
- Sat78°68°83%
- Sun75°67°15%
- Mon76°62°6%
- Tue75°62°2%
- Wed81°65°14%
- Thu72°66°36%
- Fri80°62°36%
- Sat81°65°14%
- Sun73°68°13%
- Mon86°67°13%
- Tue73°67°12%
- Wed73°66°28%
- Thu79°62°39%
- Fri75°67°35%
- Sat76°63°16%
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 — Benton Harbor
SPC includes Benton Harbor 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 Benton Harbor
- 49022
- 49023