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Ellsworth, Michigan Weather

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

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

Ellsworth, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:30 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
95%
Wind
0 mph
Sunrise
1:59 AM
Sunset
5:31 PM
Ellsworth, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEllsworth, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 84°
Ellsworth, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    84°65°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    84°61°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    78°54°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    77°56°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    40%
    0.54″
    76°62°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    45%
    74°57°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    28%
    78°52°+4°
Ellsworth, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
000° · veering 157°
Direction
N
000°
Sustained
0
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
Beaufort · 0 · CALM
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 7 · pk 17 @ 6:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 183SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The air is still. Smoke rises straight up.
Ellsworth, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.7
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.31 inHg
Now
992.7
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.7991.3992.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Ellsworth, MI
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
71μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 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 34
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Ellsworth, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
72 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
09:30 UTC · Ellsworth, 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
09:30 UTC · Ellsworth, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ellsworth, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ellsworth, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ellsworth, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:23 AM
Sunrise
1:59 AM
Daylight
15h 32m
Sunset
5:31 PM
Civil dusk
10:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ellsworth, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:44 PM
Moonset
10:40 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ellsworth, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ellsworth at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 65°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 49729

15-Day Forecast — Ellsworth

  1. Sat83°66°9%
  2. Sun84°61°2%
  3. Mon78°54°0%
  4. Tue77°56°2%
  5. Wed76°62°40%
  6. Thu74°57°45%
  7. Fri78°52°28%
  8. Sat75°59°13%
  9. Sun67°60°13%
  10. Mon75°57°14%
  11. Tue65°61°17%
  12. Wed75°56°19%
  13. Thu76°64°42%
  14. Fri74°63°33%
  15. Sat71°52°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 — Ellsworth

SPC includes Ellsworth 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 Ellsworth

  • 49729

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.