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Dryden, Michigan Weather

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

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

Dryden, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:29 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
79%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:59 AM
Sunset
5:14 PM
Dryden, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDryden, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 47% chance of precipitation at 6 AM.
L 67°H 82°
Dryden, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Showers
    47%
    1.4″
    82°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    27%
    0.13″
    79°66°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    73°61°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    80°60°+7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    84°61°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    74°61°-10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    28%
    79°57°+5°
Dryden, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
253° · steady
Direction
WSW
253°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 9 · pk 32 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 274SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the wsw.
Dryden, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.2
+1.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.03 inHg
Now
983.2
mb
3h
+1.8
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980984
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.3980.1983.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Dryden, MI
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-16 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.3 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
54μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.3 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Dryden, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.0mi
UNLIMITED
92 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
09:29 UTC · Dryden, 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
09:29 UTC · Dryden, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Dryden, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dryden, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dryden, 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
1:59 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
5:14 PM
Civil dusk
9:50 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Dryden, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
10:33 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Dryden, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dryden at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 48428

15-Day Forecast — Dryden

  1. Sat86°68°47%
  2. Sun79°66°27%
  3. Mon73°61°6%
  4. Tue80°60°3%
  5. Wed84°61°10%
  6. Thu74°61°30%
  7. Fri79°57°28%
  8. Sat83°61°20%
  9. Sun76°60°17%
  10. Mon84°58°17%
  11. Tue71°61°13%
  12. Wed78°58°23%
  13. Thu83°59°35%
  14. Fri79°66°33%
  15. Sat73°54°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 — Dryden

SPC includes Dryden 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 Dryden

  • 48428

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.