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Grayling, Michigan Weather

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

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

Grayling, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:27 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
93%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:59 AM
Sunset
5:27 PM
Grayling, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGrayling, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 65°H 81°
Grayling, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Showers
    24%
    0.65″
    81°65°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    78°63°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    83°55°+5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    85°57°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    43%
    0.26″
    84°64°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Foggy
    45%
    80°58°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    28%
    83°54°+3°
Grayling, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
333° · veering 81°
Direction
NNW
333°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 164SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Grayling, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.3
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.77 inHg
Now
974.3
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973977
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.5973.4974.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Grayling, MI
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) 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
6.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) 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
Grayling, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
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
09:27 UTC · Grayling, 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
09:27 UTC · Grayling, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Grayling, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Grayling, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Grayling, 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 28m
Sunset
5:27 PM
Civil dusk
10:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Grayling, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 PM
Moonset
10:38 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Grayling, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Grayling at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 65°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 49738

15-Day Forecast — Grayling

  1. Sat83°65°24%
  2. Sun78°63°4%
  3. Mon83°55°2%
  4. Tue85°57°3%
  5. Wed84°64°43%
  6. Thu80°58°45%
  7. Fri83°54°28%
  8. Sat80°58°19%
  9. Sun69°57°13%
  10. Mon78°56°14%
  11. Tue67°58°16%
  12. Wed79°57°16%
  13. Thu84°61°37%
  14. Fri79°61°37%
  15. Sat78°55°13%

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 — Grayling

SPC includes Grayling 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 Grayling

  • 49738

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.