Eau Claire, Michigan Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Eau Claire weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain80%0.12″81°69°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain35%1.1″80°67°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——79°60°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——79°59°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle10%—82°61°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle34%0.13″72°62°-10°
- FridayJul 10Overcast34%—82°60°+10°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 77 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 35 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 10:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Eau Claire at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 49111
15-Day Forecast — Eau Claire
- Sat82°68°80%
- Sun80°67°35%
- Mon79°60°8%
- Tue79°59°4%
- Wed82°61°10%
- Thu72°62°34%
- Fri82°60°34%
- Sat81°63°17%
- Sun74°64°11%
- Mon88°63°12%
- Tue72°62°12%
- Wed75°61°22%
- Thu79°59°35%
- Fri75°65°36%
- Sat77°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 — Eau Claire
SPC includes Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire
- 49111