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Grand Ledge, Michigan Weather

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

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

Grand Ledge, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:31 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
96%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
2:06 AM
Sunset
5:20 PM
Grand Ledge, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGrand Ledge, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 69% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 68°H 85°
Grand Ledge, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    76%
    0.06″
    85°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    29%
    0.16″
    81°68°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    78°62°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°59°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    82°60°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    77°66°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    22%
    81°61°+4°
Grand Ledge, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
178° · backing 63°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
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 8 · pk 24 @ 4:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 224SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 63° from the s.
Grand Ledge, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.7
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.14 inHg
Now
986.7
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.6985.1986.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Grand Ledge, MI
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-21 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 21 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.8 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneModerate
81μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.8 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Grand Ledge, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.3mi
UNLIMITED
69 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 · Grand Ledge, 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 · Grand Ledge, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Grand Ledge, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Grand Ledge, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Grand Ledge, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:32 AM
Sunrise
2:06 AM
Daylight
15h 14m
Sunset
5:20 PM
Civil dusk
9:56 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Grand Ledge, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:38 PM
Moonset
10:41 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Grand Ledge, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Grand Ledge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 48837

15-Day Forecast — Grand Ledge

  1. Sat84°68°76%
  2. Sun81°68°29%
  3. Mon78°62°6%
  4. Tue82°59°2%
  5. Wed82°60°9%
  6. Thu77°66°27%
  7. Fri81°61°22%
  8. Sat81°61°18%
  9. Sun76°62°13%
  10. Mon83°61°12%
  11. Tue71°62°9%
  12. Wed80°57°16%
  13. Thu82°59°33%
  14. Fri81°66°35%
  15. Sat76°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 — Grand Ledge

SPC includes Grand Ledge 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 Grand Ledge

  • 48837

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.