Escanaba, Michigan Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 13 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Escanaba weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 3Heavy Showers28%0.54″86°69°—
- SaturdayJul 4Overcast10%—78°65°-8°
- SundayJul 5Overcast38%—76°62°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast12%—80°53°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——79°56°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle36%—72°62°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast37%—81°57°+9°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.2 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 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 0.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 9:35 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Escanaba at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 49829
16-Day Forecast — Escanaba
- Fri86°69°28%
- Sat78°65°10%
- Sun76°62°38%
- Mon80°53°12%
- Tue79°56°9%
- Wed72°62°36%
- Thu81°57°37%
- Fri76°52°24%
- Sat83°58°17%
- Sun74°54°15%
- Mon83°49°13%
- Tue77°60°32%
- Wed78°55°27%
- Thu73°61°22%
- Fri68°50°22%
- Sat79°48°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 3, 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 — Escanaba
SPC includes Escanaba 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 Escanaba
- 49829