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Midland, Michigan Weather

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

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

Midland, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:30 AM
70
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
76°
Humidity
90%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:01 AM
Sunset
5:21 PM
Midland, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMidland, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 39% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 65°H 84°
Midland, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    39%
    0.62″
    84°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    0.04″
    76°63°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    77°57°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    83°56°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    15%
    84°61°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    77°65°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    22%
    80°59°+3°
Midland, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
156° · backing 62°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 7 · pk 26 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 236SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 62° from the sse.
Midland, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.9
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.32 inHg
Now
992.9
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.9990.8993.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Midland, MI
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-14 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
66μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 10
Midland, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.7mi
UNLIMITED
88 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 · Midland, 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 · Midland, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Midland, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Midland, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Midland, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:26 AM
Sunrise
2:01 AM
Daylight
15h 20m
Sunset
5:21 PM
Civil dusk
9:58 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Midland, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 PM
Moonset
10:37 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Midland, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Midland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 48640, 48642

15-Day Forecast — Midland

  1. Sat85°67°39%
  2. Sun76°63°5%
  3. Mon77°57°5%
  4. Tue83°56°2%
  5. Wed84°61°15%
  6. Thu77°65°27%
  7. Fri80°59°22%
  8. Sat81°61°16%
  9. Sun77°62°11%
  10. Mon79°59°12%
  11. Tue73°62°12%
  12. Wed83°58°15%
  13. Thu83°60°36%
  14. Fri84°68°35%
  15. Sat75°57°13%

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 — Midland

SPC includes Midland 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 Midland

  • 48642
  • 48640
  • 48667
  • 48670
  • 48686

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.