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Birch Run, Michigan Weather

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

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

Birch Run, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:30 AM
70
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
72°
Humidity
85%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
2:00 AM
Sunset
5:18 PM
Birch Run, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBirch Run, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 42% chance of precipitation at 6 AM.
L 68°H 83°
Birch Run, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Showers
    42%
    2.5″
    83°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    0.02″
    80°64°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    78°60°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    81°58°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    83°59°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    0.01″
    77°63°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    26%
    81°64°+4°
Birch Run, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
185° · backing 42°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 10 · pk 31 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 163SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 42° from the s.
Birch Run, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.6
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.34 inHg
Now
993.6
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.8991.2994.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Birch Run, MI
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-15 in 6h

AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.1 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.1 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
4h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Birch Run, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.7mi
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 · Birch Run, 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 · Birch Run, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Birch Run, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Birch Run, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Birch Run, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:26 AM
Sunrise
2:00 AM
Daylight
15h 18m
Sunset
5:18 PM
Civil dusk
9:54 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Birch Run, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
10:36 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Birch Run, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Birch Run 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: 48415

15-Day Forecast — Birch Run

  1. Sat85°70°42%
  2. Sun80°64°18%
  3. Mon78°60°5%
  4. Tue81°58°2%
  5. Wed83°59°10%
  6. Thu77°63°36%
  7. Fri81°64°26%
  8. Sat83°61°17%
  9. Sun77°61°15%
  10. Mon82°59°17%
  11. Tue72°62°13%
  12. Wed80°59°15%
  13. Thu82°59°36%
  14. Fri82°65°35%
  15. Sat72°57°13%

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 — Birch Run

SPC includes Birch Run 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 Birch Run

  • 48415

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.