Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Michigan Center, Michigan Weather

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

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

Michigan Center, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 2:54 AM
70
°
Heavy Drizzle
Feels like
74°
Humidity
90%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:06 AM
Sunset
5:16 PM
Michigan Center, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMichigan Center, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 43% chance of precipitation at 3 AM.
L 69°H 84°
Michigan Center, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    43%
    1.3″
    84°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    60%
    0.12″
    78°65°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    22%
    0.27″
    74°61°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    12%
    82°58°+8°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    82°59°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    75°64°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    36%
    81°61°+6°
Michigan Center, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · veering 81°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
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 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 244SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 81° from the w.
Michigan Center, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.3
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.98 inHg
Now
981.3
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
-4.5
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980986
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.5980.2980.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Michigan Center, MI
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
-17 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.5 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~84%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.5 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
4h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Michigan Center, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
84%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
23.9mi
UNLIMITED
74 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
06:54 UTC · Michigan Center, 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
06:54 UTC · Michigan Center, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Michigan Center, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Michigan Center, MI
Loading IR frames…
IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Michigan Center, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:33 AM
Sunrise
2:06 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
5:16 PM
Civil dusk
9:52 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Michigan Center, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
10:39 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Michigan Center, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Michigan Center at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°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.

ZIP code: 49254

15-Day Forecast — Michigan Center

  1. Sat84°69°43%
  2. Sun78°65°60%
  3. Mon74°61°22%
  4. Tue82°58°12%
  5. Wed82°59°10%
  6. Thu75°64°32%
  7. Fri81°61°36%
  8. Sat80°61°22%
  9. Sun76°61°12%
  10. Mon84°60°14%
  11. Tue73°63°21%
  12. Wed78°57°36%
  13. Thu81°58°29%
  14. Fri80°62°34%
  15. Sat76°60°19%

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 — Michigan Center

SPC includes Michigan Center in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Michigan Center

  • 49254
  • 49201
  • 49203

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.