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Ithaca, Michigan Weather

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

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

Ithaca, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:27 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
86%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
2:04 AM
Sunset
5:21 PM
Ithaca, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastIthaca, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 44% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 68°H 84°
Ithaca, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Showers
    44%
    1.4″
    84°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    10%
    79°64°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    78°57°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    82°56°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    82°60°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    78°64°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    24%
    80°60°+2°
Ithaca, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
182° · backing 55°
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
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 9 · pk 24 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 197SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 55° from the s.
Ithaca, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.1
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.1
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987990
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.3986.5989.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ithaca, MI
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-27 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 27 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.5 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
49μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.5 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Ithaca, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
72 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 · Ithaca, 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 · Ithaca, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ithaca, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ithaca, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ithaca, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:29 AM
Sunrise
2:04 AM
Daylight
15h 17m
Sunset
5:21 PM
Civil dusk
9:58 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ithaca, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:38 PM
Moonset
10:39 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ithaca, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ithaca at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 48847

15-Day Forecast — Ithaca

  1. Sat85°67°44%
  2. Sun79°64°10%
  3. Mon78°57°5%
  4. Tue82°56°1%
  5. Wed82°60°10%
  6. Thu78°64°25%
  7. Fri80°60°24%
  8. Sat81°62°15%
  9. Sun76°62°11%
  10. Mon81°60°11%
  11. Tue71°61°12%
  12. Wed81°58°16%
  13. Thu81°60°31%
  14. Fri82°67°33%
  15. Sat75°57°14%

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 — Ithaca

SPC includes Ithaca 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 Ithaca

  • 48847

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.