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Morenci, Michigan Weather

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

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

Morenci, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:31 AM
70
°
Light Rain
Feels like
75°
Humidity
95%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
2:07 AM
Sunset
5:14 PM
Morenci, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMorenci, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 64% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 70°H 87°
Morenci, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    69%
    0.19″
    87°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    61%
    0.72″
    77°69°-10°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    20%
    75°61°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    82°60°+7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    83°61°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    74°66°-9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    27%
    80°62°+6°
Morenci, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
037° · veering 154°
Direction
NE
037°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
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 7 · pk 19 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2010SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 154° from the ne.
Morenci, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.2
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.18 inHg
Now
988.2
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.3987.9988.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Morenci, MI
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-17 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.1 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneModerate
80μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.1 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Morenci, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
94%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
20.2mi
UNLIMITED
75 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
09:31 UTC · Morenci, 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
09:31 UTC · Morenci, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Morenci, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Morenci, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Morenci, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:34 AM
Sunrise
2:07 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
5:14 PM
Civil dusk
9:49 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Morenci, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:34 PM
Moonset
10:40 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Morenci, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Morenci at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 49256

15-Day Forecast — Morenci

  1. Sat86°68°69%
  2. Sun77°69°61%
  3. Mon75°61°20%
  4. Tue82°60°5%
  5. Wed83°61°7%
  6. Thu74°66°28%
  7. Fri80°62°27%
  8. Sat81°61°22%
  9. Sun76°62°16%
  10. Mon84°60°7%
  11. Tue71°62°11%
  12. Wed77°56°19%
  13. Thu80°59°52%
  14. Fri73°64°34%
  15. Sat75°62°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 — Morenci

SPC includes Morenci 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 Morenci

  • 49256

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.