Carleton, Michigan Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carleton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain72%0.10″86°70°—
- SundayJul 5Rain72%0.18″80°69°-6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast26%—78°63°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——84°62°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——84°63°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle32%0.01″75°67°-9°
- FridayJul 10Overcast29%—81°61°+6°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 31 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.7 µg/m³.
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 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~70%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.7 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 10:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Carleton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 48117
15-Day Forecast — Carleton
- Sat86°70°72%
- Sun80°69°72%
- Mon78°63°26%
- Tue84°62°9%
- Wed84°63°8%
- Thu75°67°32%
- Fri81°61°29%
- Sat81°64°20%
- Sun79°64°16%
- Mon83°61°11%
- Tue74°64°12%
- Wed78°60°18%
- Thu82°60°39%
- Fri82°68°40%
- Sat78°63°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 — Carleton
SPC includes Carleton 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 Carleton
- 48117