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Hancock, Michigan Weather

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

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

Hancock, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:28 AM
60
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
81%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:05 AM
Sunset
5:52 PM
Hancock, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHancock, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 75°
Hancock, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    75°60°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    77°55°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    77°56°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    76°60°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Rain
    43%
    0.17″
    67°55°-9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    43%
    71°51°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    82°55°+11°
Hancock, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
165° · backing 55°
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 4 · pk 15 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 165SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Hancock, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.6
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.02 inHg
Now
982.6
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+2.4
mb
24h
+3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979983
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.5978.8982.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Hancock, MI
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
63μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 9
Hancock, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
33%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.2mi
UNLIMITED
51 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
09:28 UTC · Hancock, 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
09:28 UTC · Hancock, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hancock, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hancock, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hancock, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:26 AM
Sunrise
2:05 AM
Daylight
15h 47m
Sunset
5:52 PM
Civil dusk
10:33 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hancock, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
12:00 AM
Moonset
10:51 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hancock, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hancock at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 49930

15-Day Forecast — Hancock

  1. Sat73°60°3%
  2. Sun77°55°6%
  3. Mon77°56°3%
  4. Tue76°60°9%
  5. Wed67°55°43%
  6. Thu71°51°43%
  7. Fri82°55°7%
  8. Sat74°58°13%
  9. Sun70°56°11%
  10. Mon68°57°9%
  11. Tue67°53°11%
  12. Wed76°56°17%
  13. Thu82°66°19%
  14. Fri71°54°18%
  15. Sat74°50°19%

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 — Hancock

SPC includes Hancock 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 Hancock

  • 49930

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.