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Onaway, Michigan Weather

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

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

Onaway, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:30 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
91%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
1:54 AM
Sunset
5:28 PM
Onaway, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOnaway, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 78°
Onaway, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    78°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    80°58°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    78°53°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    83°55°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    46%
    2.7″
    77°61°-6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Foggy
    46%
    76°55°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    24%
    74°51°-2°
Onaway, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
045° · veering 162°
Direction
NE
045°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
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 6 · pk 15 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 142SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Onaway, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.9
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.08 inHg
Now
984.9
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984986
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.2983.7984.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Onaway, MI
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
65μg/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 clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 14

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Onaway, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.9mi
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
09:30 UTC · Onaway, 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 · Onaway, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Onaway, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Onaway, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Onaway, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:18 AM
Sunrise
1:54 AM
Daylight
15h 34m
Sunset
5:28 PM
Civil dusk
10:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Onaway, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 PM
Moonset
10:35 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Onaway, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Onaway at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 64°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 49765

15-Day Forecast — Onaway

  1. Sat78°64°5%
  2. Sun80°58°1%
  3. Mon78°53°0%
  4. Tue83°55°3%
  5. Wed77°61°46%
  6. Thu76°55°46%
  7. Fri74°51°24%
  8. Sat74°58°20%
  9. Sun67°57°13%
  10. Mon75°54°17%
  11. Tue66°59°17%
  12. Wed78°53°23%
  13. Thu79°62°35%
  14. Fri77°62°23%
  15. Sat72°52°20%

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 — Onaway

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Onaway

  • 49765

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.