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Decatur, Michigan Weather

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

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

Decatur, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:31 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
94%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:13 AM
Sunset
5:23 PM
Decatur, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDecatur, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 68°H 81°
Decatur, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    80%
    0.48″
    81°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    45%
    0.20″
    81°67°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    10%
    79°60°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    79°58°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    81°62°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    29%
    0.13″
    73°62°-8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    29%
    82°60°+9°
Decatur, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 24°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 6 · pk 17 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 176SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 24° from the sse.
Decatur, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.0
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.18 inHg
Now
988.0
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
+0.8
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-24hNOW990.1986.8987.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Decatur, MI
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-44 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 44 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
63μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 9
Decatur, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
97%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
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 · Decatur, 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 · Decatur, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Decatur, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Decatur, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Decatur, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:40 AM
Sunrise
2:13 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
5:23 PM
Civil dusk
9:58 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Decatur, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 PM
Moonset
10:47 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Decatur, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Decatur at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°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: 49045

15-Day Forecast — Decatur

  1. Sat82°69°80%
  2. Sun81°67°45%
  3. Mon79°60°10%
  4. Tue79°58°5%
  5. Wed81°62°9%
  6. Thu73°62°29%
  7. Fri82°60°29%
  8. Sat81°62°19%
  9. Sun73°64°11%
  10. Mon88°63°8%
  11. Tue72°61°12%
  12. Wed76°59°22%
  13. Thu79°59°35%
  14. Fri76°65°36%
  15. Sat76°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 — Decatur

SPC includes Decatur 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 Decatur

  • 49045

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.