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Leslie, Michigan Weather

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

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

Leslie, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:30 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
92%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
2:06 AM
Sunset
5:18 PM
Leslie, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLeslie, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 67% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 68°H 84°
Leslie, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    76%
    0.51″
    84°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    47%
    0.03″
    78°68°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    11%
    75°61°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    81°58°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    82°58°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    76°63°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    27%
    82°60°+6°
Leslie, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
169° · backing 70°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 32 @ 4:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2411SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 70° from the s.
Leslie, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.8
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.99 inHg
Now
981.8
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.9980.9982.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Leslie, MI
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.7 µg/m³.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneModerate
86μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 13

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.7 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Leslie, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.9mi
UNLIMITED
66 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
09:30 UTC · Leslie, 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
09:30 UTC · Leslie, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Leslie, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Leslie, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Leslie, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:32 AM
Sunrise
2:06 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
5:18 PM
Civil dusk
9:53 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Leslie, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
10:40 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Leslie, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Leslie at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 49251

15-Day Forecast — Leslie

  1. Sat83°68°76%
  2. Sun78°68°47%
  3. Mon75°61°11%
  4. Tue81°58°6%
  5. Wed82°58°9%
  6. Thu76°63°28%
  7. Fri82°60°27%
  8. Sat81°60°23%
  9. Sun76°60°14%
  10. Mon83°59°16%
  11. Tue70°61°10%
  12. Wed78°55°16%
  13. Thu81°57°48%
  14. Fri80°61°34%
  15. Sat75°59°17%

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 — Leslie

SPC includes Leslie 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 Leslie

  • 49251

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.