Ida, Michigan Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ida weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle59%0.05″87°70°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers60%0.20″80°71°-7°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle27%—77°61°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——84°61°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——84°62°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle33%0.02″73°68°-11°
- FridayJul 10Overcast30%—80°60°+7°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 20 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.4 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.
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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.8 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 10:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ida at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 48140
15-Day Forecast — Ida
- Sat86°69°59%
- Sun80°71°60%
- Mon77°61°27%
- Tue84°61°9%
- Wed84°62°8%
- Thu73°68°33%
- Fri80°60°30%
- Sat82°63°24%
- Sun78°63°19%
- Mon84°61°10%
- Tue73°64°14%
- Wed78°59°18%
- Thu82°60°39%
- Fri76°66°40%
- Sat77°60°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 — Ida
SPC includes Ida in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Ida
- 48140