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K. I. Sawyer, Michigan Weather

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

K. I. Sawyer weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

K. I. Sawyer, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:34 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
89%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Sunset
5:44 PM
K. I. Sawyer, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastK. I. Sawyer, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 68°
K. I. Sawyer, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    68°56°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    72°54°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    85°54°+13°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    44%
    80°63°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Rain
    59%
    0.45″
    72°55°-8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    46%
    72°53°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    13%
    79°52°+7°
K. I. Sawyer, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
011° · veering 169°
Direction
N
011°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 6 · pk 20 @ 4:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 205SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 169° from the n.
K. I. Sawyer, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.6
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 28.78 inHg
Now
974.6
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
+1.8
mb
24h
+2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972975
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW974.5972.1974.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
K. I. Sawyer, MI
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~88%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
75μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~88%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8
K. I. Sawyer, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
82%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
52 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
09:34 UTC · K. I. Sawyer, 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
09:34 UTC · K. I. Sawyer, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
K. I. Sawyer, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
K. I. Sawyer, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
K. I. Sawyer, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:25 AM
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Daylight
15h 41m
Sunset
5:44 PM
Civil dusk
10:24 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
K. I. Sawyer, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:54 PM
Moonset
10:47 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
K. I. Sawyer, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

K. I. Sawyer at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — K. I. Sawyer

  1. Sat66°56°9%
  2. Sun72°54°2%
  3. Mon85°54°1%
  4. Tue80°63°44%
  5. Wed72°55°59%
  6. Thu72°53°46%
  7. Fri79°52°13%
  8. Sat73°57°19%
  9. Sun70°57°11%
  10. Mon81°56°12%
  11. Tue68°56°11%
  12. Wed85°54°16%
  13. Thu79°63°35%
  14. Fri80°54°24%
  15. Sat81°48°24%

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 — K. I. Sawyer

SPC includes K. I. Sawyer 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 K. I. Sawyer

  • 49841

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.