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Kingsford, Michigan Weather

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

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

Kingsford, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 4:33 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
89%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:08 AM
Sunset
3:45 PM
Kingsford, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKingsford, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 79°
Kingsford, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    79°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    82°56°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    85°55°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    36%
    79°63°-6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    61%
    1.1″
    71°56°-8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    54%
    77°53°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    12%
    78°52°+1°
Kingsford, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
355° · veering 72°
Direction
N
355°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 17 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 72° from the n.
Kingsford, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.4
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 28.77 inHg
Now
974.4
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972974
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW974.3972.3974.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Kingsford, MI
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — 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
3.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
66μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7
Kingsford, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
83%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.1mi
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 · Kingsford, 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 · Kingsford, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kingsford, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kingsford, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kingsford, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:31 AM
Sunrise
12:08 AM
Daylight
15h 37m
Sunset
3:45 PM
Civil dusk
9:24 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kingsford, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:56 PM
Moonset
9:51 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kingsford, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kingsford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 64°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 49802

15-Day Forecast — Kingsford

  1. Sat81°64°6%
  2. Sun82°56°3%
  3. Mon85°55°1%
  4. Tue79°63°36%
  5. Wed71°56°61%
  6. Thu77°53°54%
  7. Fri78°52°12%
  8. Sat76°57°17%
  9. Sun75°59°12%
  10. Mon78°60°9%
  11. Tue70°56°12%
  12. Wed84°54°15%
  13. Thu78°63°32%
  14. Fri84°56°25%
  15. Sat81°50°17%

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 — Kingsford

SPC includes Kingsford 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 Kingsford

  • 49802

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.