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Ortonville, Michigan Weather

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

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

Ortonville, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:34 AM
69
°
Light Rain
Feels like
71°
Humidity
87%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
2:00 AM
Sunset
5:15 PM
Ortonville, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOrtonville, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 50% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 68°H 83°
Ortonville, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    50%
    0.21″
    83°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    36%
    0.95″
    79°67°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    71°62°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    82°60°+11°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    85°61°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    76°63°-9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    29%
    82°61°+6°
Ortonville, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
211° · backing 42°
Direction
SSW
211°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 9
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 9 · pk 36 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 212SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 42° from the ssw.
Ortonville, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.3
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.04 inHg
Now
983.3
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.5980.8983.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Ortonville, MI
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-13 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.0 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
12μg/m³
OzoneGood
51μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.0 µg/m³.

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

Visibility
16.7mi
UNLIMITED
80 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
09:34 UTC · Ortonville, 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
09:34 UTC · Ortonville, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ortonville, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ortonville, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ortonville, 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
2:00 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
5:15 PM
Civil dusk
9:51 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ortonville, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 PM
Moonset
10:35 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ortonville, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ortonville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 48462

15-Day Forecast — Ortonville

  1. Sat86°68°50%
  2. Sun79°67°36%
  3. Mon71°62°6%
  4. Tue82°60°3%
  5. Wed85°61°10%
  6. Thu76°63°33%
  7. Fri82°61°29%
  8. Sat85°65°20%
  9. Sun77°61°16%
  10. Mon82°60°17%
  11. Tue72°62°14%
  12. Wed79°59°21%
  13. Thu83°60°39%
  14. Fri80°65°30%
  15. Sat75°58°14%

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 — Ortonville

SPC includes Ortonville 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 Ortonville

  • 48462

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.