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Lake City, Michigan Weather

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

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

Lake City, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:34 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
92%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:02 AM
Sunset
5:27 PM
Lake City, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLake City, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 67°H 81°
Lake City, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    81°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    81°66°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    82°54°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    85°57°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    27%
    82°64°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Foggy
    40%
    79°58°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    27%
    80°53°+1°
Lake City, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
297° · veering 82°
Direction
WNW
297°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 6 · pk 17 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 164SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 82° from the wnw.
Lake City, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.8
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.64 inHg
Now
969.8
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970973
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW972.5969.8969.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lake City, MI
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — 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
2.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
64μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7
Lake 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
09:34 UTC · Lake 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
09:34 UTC · Lake City, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lake City, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lake City, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lake 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
5:27 AM
Sunrise
2:02 AM
Daylight
15h 25m
Sunset
5:27 PM
Civil dusk
10:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lake City, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 PM
Moonset
10:41 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lake City, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 49651

15-Day Forecast — Lake City

  1. Sat84°68°23%
  2. Sun81°66°4%
  3. Mon82°54°2%
  4. Tue85°57°3%
  5. Wed82°64°27%
  6. Thu79°58°40%
  7. Fri80°53°27%
  8. Sat78°58°16%
  9. Sun68°57°11%
  10. Mon76°57°14%
  11. Tue65°59°14%
  12. Wed80°56°19%
  13. Thu82°61°39%
  14. Fri76°62°36%
  15. Sat78°54°20%

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 — Lake City

SPC includes Lake City 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 Lake City

  • 49651

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.