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Kent City, Michigan Weather

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

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

Kent City, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:33 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
92%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:08 AM
Sunset
5:26 PM
Kent City, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKent City, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 84°
Kent City, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    29%
    84°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    17%
    84°69°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    80°58°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°58°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    79°62°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    25%
    80°63°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    25%
    82°59°+2°
Kent City, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
223° · backing 56°
Direction
SW
223°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
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 7 · pk 21 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 188SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 56° from the sw.
Kent City, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.9
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.14 inHg
Now
986.9
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.0985.4986.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Kent City, MI
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-26 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 26 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneModerate
79μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Kent City, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
69 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
09:33 UTC · Kent City, 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
09:33 UTC · Kent City, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kent City, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kent City, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kent City, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:34 AM
Sunrise
2:08 AM
Daylight
15h 18m
Sunset
5:26 PM
Civil dusk
10:02 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kent City, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 PM
Moonset
10:44 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kent City, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kent City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 49330

15-Day Forecast — Kent City

  1. Sat85°69°29%
  2. Sun84°69°17%
  3. Mon80°58°5%
  4. Tue82°58°2%
  5. Wed79°62°15%
  6. Thu80°63°25%
  7. Fri82°59°25%
  8. Sat80°61°13%
  9. Sun74°60°11%
  10. Mon85°60°13%
  11. Tue69°59°14%
  12. Wed81°56°16%
  13. Thu80°60°35%
  14. Fri80°67°42%
  15. Sat81°57°12%

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 — Kent City

SPC includes Kent City 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 Kent City

  • 49330

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.