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Burlington, Michigan Weather

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

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

Burlington, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:31 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
95%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:10 AM
Sunset
5:19 PM
Burlington, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBurlington, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 47% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 69°H 83°
Burlington, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    76%
    0.23″
    83°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    50%
    0.14″
    80°68°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    77°60°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    81°58°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    81°60°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    0.01″
    74°64°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    25%
    80°60°+6°
Burlington, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
170° · backing 127°
Direction
S
170°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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 7 · pk 20 @ 5:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 207SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 127° from the s.
Burlington, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.9
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.03 inHg
Now
982.9
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982986
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.9982.4982.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Burlington, MI
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-15 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
78μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Burlington, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.7mi
UNLIMITED
64 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
09:31 UTC · Burlington, 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
09:31 UTC · Burlington, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Burlington, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Burlington, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Burlington, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:36 AM
Sunrise
2:10 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
5:19 PM
Civil dusk
9:54 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Burlington, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:38 PM
Moonset
10:43 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Burlington, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Burlington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°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: 49029

15-Day Forecast — Burlington

  1. Sat83°68°76%
  2. Sun80°68°50%
  3. Mon77°60°12%
  4. Tue81°58°5%
  5. Wed81°60°7%
  6. Thu74°64°23%
  7. Fri80°60°25%
  8. Sat79°60°21%
  9. Sun74°60°10%
  10. Mon84°59°7%
  11. Tue71°60°10%
  12. Wed79°55°16%
  13. Thu79°57°44%
  14. Fri82°63°33%
  15. Sat75°60°19%

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 — Burlington

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Burlington

  • 49029

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.