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Dollar Bay, Michigan Weather

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

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

Dollar Bay, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:31 AM
60
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
61°
Humidity
79%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
2:04 AM
Sunset
5:52 PM
Dollar Bay, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDollar Bay, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 74°
Dollar Bay, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    74°60°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    76°55°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    80°53°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    77°58°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Rain
    43%
    0.15″
    68°57°-9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    42%
    75°51°+7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    81°54°+6°
Dollar Bay, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
045° · veering 95°
Direction
NE
045°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 14 @ 11:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 145SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 95° from the ne.
Dollar Bay, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.1
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.18 inHg
Now
988.1
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
+2.5
mb
24h
+3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984988
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.9984.2987.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Dollar Bay, MI
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
63μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7
Dollar Bay, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
60%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.9mi
UNLIMITED
51 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 · Dollar Bay, 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 · Dollar Bay, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Dollar Bay, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dollar Bay, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dollar Bay, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:25 AM
Sunrise
2:04 AM
Daylight
15h 48m
Sunset
5:52 PM
Civil dusk
10:33 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Dollar Bay, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:59 PM
Moonset
10:51 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Dollar Bay, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dollar Bay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 49922

15-Day Forecast — Dollar Bay

  1. Sat72°60°3%
  2. Sun76°55°5%
  3. Mon80°53°3%
  4. Tue77°58°9%
  5. Wed68°57°43%
  6. Thu75°51°42%
  7. Fri81°54°7%
  8. Sat75°59°13%
  9. Sun72°56°11%
  10. Mon72°59°9%
  11. Tue68°55°11%
  12. Wed79°56°17%
  13. Thu84°66°19%
  14. Fri73°53°18%
  15. Sat79°51°19%

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 — Dollar Bay

SPC includes Dollar Bay in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Dollar Bay

  • 49922
  • 49930

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.