Brighton, Michigan Weather
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Brighton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle61%0.07″86°68°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers51%1.5″78°62°-8°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle20%—71°62°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear14%—82°59°+11°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——84°59°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle36%—76°64°-8°
- FridayJul 10Foggy35%—83°59°+7°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 23 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 13.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.4 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 13.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 10:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Brighton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 48114, 48116
15-Day Forecast — Brighton
- Sat82°67°61%
- Sun78°62°51%
- Mon71°62°20%
- Tue82°59°14%
- Wed84°59°8%
- Thu76°64°36%
- Fri83°59°35%
- Sat83°62°22%
- Sun76°61°14%
- Mon81°60°17%
- Tue71°63°11%
- Wed77°57°17%
- Thu81°58°42%
- Fri78°64°33%
- Sat75°59°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 — Brighton
SPC includes Brighton 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 Brighton
- 48116