Lake Michigan Beach, Michigan Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Michigan Beach weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain81%0.33″76°67°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy17%—74°66°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——74°63°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——73°63°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle14%—78°67°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle34%0.07″72°66°-6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast34%—78°64°+6°
AQI 80 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 70 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 10:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lake Michigan Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Lake Michigan Beach
- Sat75°67°81%
- Sun74°66°17%
- Mon74°63°6%
- Tue73°63°2%
- Wed78°67°14%
- Thu72°66°34%
- Fri78°64°34%
- Sat79°66°15%
- Sun73°69°14%
- Mon83°67°12%
- Tue73°67°11%
- Wed71°68°28%
- Thu77°65°39%
- Fri75°68°35%
- Sat74°64°16%
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 Michigan Beach
SPC includes Lake Michigan Beach 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 Lake Michigan Beach
- 49038