Monroe, Michigan Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Monroe weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle69%0.04″89°71°—
- SundayJul 5Showers63%0.17″80°73°-9°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle35%—77°61°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear10%—85°60°+8°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——84°62°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle31%0.01″73°68°-11°
- FridayJul 10Overcast29%—79°60°+6°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 31 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.7 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.7 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 10:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Monroe at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 48161, 48162
15-Day Forecast — Monroe
- Sat88°72°69%
- Sun80°73°63%
- Mon77°61°35%
- Tue85°60°10%
- Wed84°62°8%
- Thu73°68°31%
- Fri79°60°29%
- Sat80°65°22%
- Sun78°63°21%
- Mon84°60°11%
- Tue73°63°13%
- Wed78°57°18%
- Thu82°59°39%
- Fri77°67°40%
- Sat77°61°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 — Monroe
SPC includes Monroe 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 Monroe
- 48162
- 48161