Lake Orion, Michigan Weather
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Lake Orion weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain50%0.68″82°67°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle45%0.02″79°67°-3°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——74°61°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——81°60°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—85°62°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle32%—74°61°-11°
- FridayJul 10Overcast29%—80°57°+6°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.3 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.3 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 4h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 10:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lake Orion at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 48359, 48360, 48362
15-Day Forecast — Lake Orion
- Sat86°67°50%
- Sun79°67°45%
- Mon74°61°7%
- Tue81°60°3%
- Wed85°62°10%
- Thu74°61°32%
- Fri80°57°29%
- Sat85°62°19%
- Sun77°61°15%
- Mon83°59°15%
- Tue71°62°13%
- Wed78°58°23%
- Thu83°60°35%
- Fri81°65°33%
- Sat74°55°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 Orion
SPC includes Lake Orion 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 Orion
- 48362
- 48361