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Lake Leelanau, Michigan Weather

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

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

Lake Leelanau, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:34 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
99%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:02 AM
Sunset
5:32 PM
Lake Leelanau, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLake Leelanau, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 77°
Lake Leelanau, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    77°65°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    81°61°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    78°54°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°57°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    34%
    0.37″
    81°62°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    43%
    75°58°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    29%
    78°55°+3°
Lake Leelanau, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
326° · veering 128°
Direction
NW
326°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 214SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lake Leelanau, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.8
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.32 inHg
Now
992.8
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.6991.3992.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Lake Leelanau, MI
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — 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
3.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
71μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8
Lake Leelanau, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
57 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 Leelanau, 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 Leelanau, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lake Leelanau, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lake Leelanau, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lake Leelanau, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:26 AM
Sunrise
2:02 AM
Daylight
15h 30m
Sunset
5:32 PM
Civil dusk
10:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lake Leelanau, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:45 PM
Moonset
10:42 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lake Leelanau, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake Leelanau at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 65°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 49653

15-Day Forecast — Lake Leelanau

  1. Sat77°64°7%
  2. Sun81°61°4%
  3. Mon78°54°0%
  4. Tue82°57°3%
  5. Wed81°62°34%
  6. Thu75°58°43%
  7. Fri78°55°29%
  8. Sat73°58°14%
  9. Sun70°58°14%
  10. Mon78°58°15%
  11. Tue66°61°15%
  12. Wed79°57°19%
  13. Thu81°63°35%
  14. Fri78°64°32%
  15. Sat71°58°26%

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 Leelanau

SPC includes Lake Leelanau 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 Leelanau

  • 49653

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.