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Carson City, Michigan Weather

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

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

Carson City, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:29 AM
70
°
Light Rain
Feels like
74°
Humidity
91%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:05 AM
Sunset
5:22 PM
Carson City, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCarson City, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 44% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 69°H 85°
Carson City, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Showers
    53%
    0.56″
    85°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    80°65°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    79°57°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°56°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    82°60°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    77°64°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    23%
    80°61°+3°
Carson City, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
202° · backing 33°
Direction
SSW
202°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 8
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 8 · pk 25 @ 6:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 376SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 33° from the ssw.
Carson City, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.8
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.20 inHg
Now
988.8
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987990
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.3986.7988.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Carson City, MI
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-34 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 34 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.4 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
11μg/m³
OzoneGood
54μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.4 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
light
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Carson City, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
17.5mi
UNLIMITED
72 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
09:29 UTC · Carson City, 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
09:29 UTC · Carson City, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Carson City, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Carson City, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Carson City, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:31 AM
Sunrise
2:05 AM
Daylight
15h 17m
Sunset
5:22 PM
Civil dusk
9:58 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Carson City, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
10:40 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Carson City, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Carson City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 48811

15-Day Forecast — Carson City

  1. Sat85°69°53%
  2. Sun80°65°13%
  3. Mon79°57°5%
  4. Tue82°56°1%
  5. Wed82°60°11%
  6. Thu77°64°26%
  7. Fri80°61°23%
  8. Sat80°61°15%
  9. Sun76°61°11%
  10. Mon81°60°11%
  11. Tue72°61°11%
  12. Wed80°56°16%
  13. Thu81°59°29%
  14. Fri82°66°29%
  15. Sat76°58°12%

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 — Carson City

SPC includes Carson City 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 Carson City

  • 48811

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.