Dexter, Michigan Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dexter weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers51%0.53″85°68°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain65%0.51″79°62°-6°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle22%—72°61°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear14%—82°59°+10°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—83°59°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle40%—76°64°-7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast35%—81°58°+5°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 10:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Dexter at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 48130
15-Day Forecast — Dexter
- Sat83°68°51%
- Sun79°62°65%
- Mon72°61°22%
- Tue82°59°14%
- Wed83°59°10%
- Thu76°64°40%
- Fri81°58°35%
- Sat81°61°22%
- Sun77°61°15%
- Mon82°59°16%
- Tue70°63°12%
- Wed78°58°17%
- Thu81°58°42%
- Fri78°62°33%
- Sat76°59°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 — Dexter
SPC includes Dexter 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 Dexter
- 48130