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Clinton, Michigan Weather

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

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

Clinton, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:30 AM
71
°
Rain
Feels like
75°
Humidity
95%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:05 AM
Sunset
5:14 PM
Clinton, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastClinton, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 69% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 70°H 85°
Clinton, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    69%
    1.5″
    85°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    70%
    0.19″
    78°69°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    0.01″
    72°61°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    82°60°+10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    83°60°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    75°65°-8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    30%
    81°60°+6°
Clinton, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
321° · veering 74°
Direction
NW
321°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
22
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 22 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 74° from the nw.
Clinton, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.7
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.11 inHg
Now
985.7
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.7984.9986.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Clinton, MI
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-14 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.3 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneModerate
75μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.3 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Clinton, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
10.6mi
UNLIMITED
98 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
09:30 UTC · Clinton, 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
09:30 UTC · Clinton, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Clinton, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Clinton, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Clinton, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:32 AM
Sunrise
2:05 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
5:14 PM
Civil dusk
9:50 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Clinton, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 PM
Moonset
10:38 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Clinton, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Clinton 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: 49236

15-Day Forecast — Clinton

  1. Sat85°69°69%
  2. Sun78°69°70%
  3. Mon72°61°40%
  4. Tue82°60°6%
  5. Wed83°60°10%
  6. Thu75°65°32%
  7. Fri81°60°30%
  8. Sat80°61°24%
  9. Sun77°62°15%
  10. Mon83°60°10%
  11. Tue72°63°13%
  12. Wed77°58°16%
  13. Thu81°59°45%
  14. Fri77°64°39%
  15. Sat76°61°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 — Clinton

SPC includes Clinton 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 Clinton

  • 49236

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.