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Gaastra, Michigan Weather

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

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

Gaastra, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 4:31 AM
63
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
92%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:09 AM
Sunset
3:48 PM
Gaastra, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGaastra, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 77°
Gaastra, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    12%
    77°62°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    79°57°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    87°55°+8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    42%
    79°64°-8°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    57%
    0.66″
    69°55°-10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    57%
    79°52°+10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    13%
    80°52°+1°
Gaastra, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
042° · veering 132°
Direction
NE
042°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 3
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 3 · pk 14 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 154SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 132° from the ne.
Gaastra, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.1
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 28.32 inHg
Now
959.1
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
+2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 957959
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW959.4956.8959.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Gaastra, MI
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneGood
48μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Gaastra, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.5mi
UNLIMITED
79 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
09:31 UTC · Gaastra, 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
09:31 UTC · Gaastra, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Gaastra, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gaastra, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gaastra, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:32 AM
Sunrise
12:09 AM
Daylight
15h 39m
Sunset
3:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:27 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Gaastra, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 PM
Moonset
9:53 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Gaastra, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gaastra at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 49927

15-Day Forecast — Gaastra

  1. Sat78°62°12%
  2. Sun79°57°5%
  3. Mon87°55°2%
  4. Tue79°64°42%
  5. Wed69°55°57%
  6. Thu79°52°57%
  7. Fri80°52°13%
  8. Sat80°59°22%
  9. Sun73°57°13%
  10. Mon74°58°8%
  11. Tue67°55°14%
  12. Wed83°54°18%
  13. Thu77°61°29%
  14. Fri82°54°24%
  15. Sat81°49°24%

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 — Gaastra

SPC includes Gaastra 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 Gaastra

  • 49927

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.