East Grand Rapids, Michigan Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
East Grand Rapids weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle42%0.01″86°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast38%—81°67°-5°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers14%—79°66°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°60°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—83°65°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle27%—82°67°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast33%—83°63°+1°
AQI 73 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.8 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 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~97%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 10:44 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Cicadas claim the afternoon
East Grand Rapids 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.
15-Day Forecast — East Grand Rapids
- Sat86°67°42%
- Sun81°67°38%
- Mon79°66°14%
- Tue84°60°7%
- Wed83°65°10%
- Thu82°67°27%
- Fri83°63°33%
- Sat85°64°16%
- Sun84°65°10%
- Mon81°60°12%
- Tue82°63°14%
- Wed81°59°26%
- Thu79°65°32%
- Fri78°64°19%
- Sat74°59°23%
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 — East Grand Rapids
SPC includes East Grand Rapids 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 East Grand Rapids
- 49506