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Forest Hills, Michigan Weather

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

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

Forest Hills, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:32 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
93%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:08 AM
Sunset
5:24 PM
Forest Hills, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastForest Hills, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 51% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 70°H 87°
Forest Hills, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    66%
    0.04″
    87°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    27%
    83°70°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    81°58°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    84°57°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    82°62°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    23%
    77°64°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    23%
    84°61°+7°
Forest Hills, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
187° · backing 135°
Direction
S
187°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 27 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 176SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 135° from the s.
Forest Hills, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.7
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.31 inHg
Now
992.7
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.6991.4992.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Forest Hills, MI
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-36 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 36 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
84μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 13

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Forest Hills, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
90%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.1mi
UNLIMITED
70 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
09:32 UTC · Forest Hills, 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
09:32 UTC · Forest Hills, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Forest Hills, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Forest Hills, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Forest Hills, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:34 AM
Sunrise
2:08 AM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
5:24 PM
Civil dusk
10:00 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Forest Hills, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 PM
Moonset
10:44 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Forest Hills, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Forest Hills at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°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 — Forest Hills

  1. Sat85°69°66%
  2. Sun83°70°27%
  3. Mon81°58°6%
  4. Tue84°57°2%
  5. Wed82°62°13%
  6. Thu77°64°23%
  7. Fri84°61°23%
  8. Sat79°61°15%
  9. Sun76°62°11%
  10. Mon89°62°9%
  11. Tue71°63°11%
  12. Wed82°57°16%
  13. Thu84°60°29%
  14. Fri82°66°39%
  15. Sat80°57°14%

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 — Forest Hills

SPC includes Forest Hills 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 Forest Hills

  • 49301
  • 49546
  • 49355
  • 49356
  • 49357
  • 49516

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.