Houghton Lake, Michigan Weather
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Houghton Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle17%—83°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——80°64°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——84°54°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——86°55°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm34%—84°63°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast39%—82°60°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast22%—82°54°0°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 10:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Houghton Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 48629
15-Day Forecast — Houghton Lake
- Sat84°67°17%
- Sun80°64°4%
- Mon84°54°3%
- Tue86°55°3%
- Wed84°63°34%
- Thu82°60°39%
- Fri82°54°22%
- Sat78°58°17%
- Sun71°57°10%
- Mon79°55°15%
- Tue66°59°15%
- Wed80°58°16%
- Thu84°59°37%
- Fri76°64°37%
- Sat80°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 — Houghton Lake
SPC includes Houghton Lake 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 Houghton Lake
- 48651
- 48630
- 48629