Charlotte, Michigan Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Charlotte weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain78%0.19″85°68°—
- SundayJul 5Rain42%0.11″81°67°-4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——78°61°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——81°58°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—81°59°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle27%—75°65°-6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast25%—81°61°+6°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
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 43 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 10:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Charlotte at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°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 code: 48813
15-Day Forecast — Charlotte
- Sat84°68°78%
- Sun81°67°42%
- Mon78°61°7%
- Tue81°58°3%
- Wed81°59°11%
- Thu75°65°27%
- Fri81°61°25%
- Sat79°60°21%
- Sun74°61°14%
- Mon83°60°12%
- Tue70°61°9%
- Wed79°56°15%
- Thu80°57°43%
- Fri77°65°31%
- Sat75°60°16%
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 — Charlotte
SPC includes Charlotte 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 Charlotte
- 48813