Lakes of the North, Michigan Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lakes of the North weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy14%—78°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——78°60°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——80°54°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°56°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers37%0.70″79°63°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Foggy40%—76°57°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast29%—80°52°+4°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 10:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lakes of the North at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Lakes of the North
- Sat79°65°14%
- Sun78°60°3%
- Mon80°54°1%
- Tue81°56°2%
- Wed79°63°37%
- Thu76°57°40%
- Fri80°52°29%
- Sat77°58°17%
- Sun65°56°13%
- Mon75°55°14%
- Tue64°57°16%
- Wed75°56°19%
- Thu80°61°42%
- Fri76°59°33%
- Sat75°53°23%
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 — Lakes of the North
SPC includes Lakes of the North 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 Lakes of the North
- 49730
- 49659